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65. . . . because the Founding Fathers did not inted to maintain a standing army

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 05:28 PM

Jan 2013

So where was Scalia when we needed him during the Vietnam War? Would his originalist legal philosophy have led him to declare the draft unconstitutional?

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Scalia: Constitution is ‘dead, dead, dead’ [View all] kpete Jan 2013 OP

So... no one other than land-owning white guys should ever have been allowed to vote? villager Jan 2013 #1

Apparently so. On the up side, he now has to face the fact that him impoverished Italian immigrant kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #60

Who foisted this asshole on our country? Scairp Jan 2013 #74

The problem with Supreme Asshole Fat Tony is.. PerceptionManagement Jan 2013 #75

Yet another reason MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #2

So explain the amendment process, Fat Tony demwing Jan 2013 #3

I vastly prefer the other version..... Ian Iam Jan 2013 #8

The government of the Bill of Rights instead of the government of the Constitution. DhhD Jan 2013 #44

Living dead? R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2013 #14

It's an Amendment Apocalypse! demwing Jan 2013 #15

Yes, due in no small part to that presidential selection you made a little over a decade ago. n/t Downtown Hound Jan 2013 #4

If it is dead lrellok Jan 2013 #5

I think he should resign Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #6

+1 sakabatou Jan 2013 #39

I think we should resign demwing Jan 2013 #56

Why is his opinion Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2013 #7

same question I have about rand paul n/t wilt the stilt Jan 2013 #17

So he swore to defend a dead thing? malthaussen Jan 2013 #9

Nice of him to gloat about it nt NoGOPZone Jan 2013 #10

Then quit Tony. Botany Jan 2013 #11

Exactly... or explain how corporations now = people. That rat fucker! kysrsoze Jan 2013 #29

Somebody's gotta get that man an evaluation. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #12

OK Scalia, let's try to find some common ground. robertpaulsen Jan 2013 #13

Well, if there's one man who knows what it takes to be a "bad judge" it's Tony. Scuba Jan 2013 #16

Scalia is the experiment that this country needed to go through to convince us once and for all Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #18

He was needed to make it clear there's no such thing as a "strict constructionist" JHB Jan 2013 #42

Scalia is a weirdo. yardwork Jan 2013 #19

Scalia was not Bork's replacement n2doc Jan 2013 #23

You're right. Reagan had originally considered Bork when he nominated Scalia instead. yardwork Jan 2013 #25

Scalia is dead, dead, dead wrong. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #20

What a sick fuck....so what's he saying? Don't even try for an ERA? MADem Jan 2013 #21

If this is the case, then we do not actually have liberty or self-determination, but NinetySix Jan 2013 #22

It was the intent John2 Jan 2013 #73

He's Just As Unhinged As So Many Of Us Have Suspected. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #24

Jefferson, on reform of the Virginia Constitution Klukie Jan 2013 #26

I just sent this to the SCOTUS demwing Jan 2013 #35

I read that in Stephen Dillane's voice. MessiahRp Jan 2013 #37

So the Air Force is unconstitutional? broadcaster75201 Jan 2013 #27

Poor Tony.... Plucketeer Jan 2013 #28

I Guess It's Only A Living Document When We Consider the Second Amendment.....nt global1 Jan 2013 #30

Bye Bye standing Army LeftInTX Jan 2013 #31

Back to the Militias. DhhD Jan 2013 #47

"The Congress shall have Power .... To raise and support Armies,..." hack89 Jan 2013 #55

no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #70

Stupid NAZI gangster even talks like a mafiosi. Octafish Jan 2013 #32

So now the constitution is pick & choose. Crowman1979 Jan 2013 #33

ok mr opus dei, is the bible dead then? pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #34

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #36

That phrase should describe the judicial careers dbackjon Jan 2013 #38

Scalia, How Dead Was The Constitution DallasNE Jan 2013 #40

Jack Rabbit: Scalia's mind is "dead, dead, dead" Jack Rabbit Jan 2013 #41

The 2nd Amendment needs to be reworded,changed or removed. The US has the federal Armed Forces; no DhhD Jan 2013 #49

. . . because the Founding Fathers did not inted to maintain a standing army Jack Rabbit Jan 2013 #65

The actual question was Madmiddle Jan 2013 #43

The only thing dead about the Constitution is Old and In the Way Jan 2013 #45

Yep, he just hates what's in it. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #61

How does he get away with continually saying this? Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #46

Same answer to pretty much every political question bongbong Jan 2013 #53

Rocktivity: Scalia is rocktivity Jan 2013 #48

Just like his brain, brain, brain. AzDar Jan 2013 #50

But you liked the outcome of Bush V Gore didn't you Tony? yellowcanine Jan 2013 #51

I don't think that's what he is saying. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #64

Va fanculo, Antonio. geardaddy Jan 2013 #52

So Scalia.... cynzke Jan 2013 #54

He'd say it was never alive. Igel Jan 2013 #68

Somebody give this idiot a remidial class on Common Law. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #57

And Scalia and his compadres killed it Demeter Jan 2013 #58

Scalia: My brain is dead, dead, dead. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #59

Tony is always right. Just ask him. MissMarple Jan 2013 #62

So the right to bear arms is dead? Lint Head Jan 2013 #63

he's used that line before. unblock Jan 2013 #66

While he may think otherwise, that's just his interpretation. Hosnon Jan 2013 #67

It's dead until something like DC vs Heller comes along high density Jan 2013 #69

Hey Tony! Clarence Thomas would still be a slave under your interpretation of muntrv Jan 2013 #71

Scalia's ability to reason fairly and logically is dead, dead, dead. nt Zorra Jan 2013 #72

Finally, We Can Rescind The Second Amendment cantbeserious Jan 2013 #76

I know on the day this happens davidpdx Jan 2013 #77

meaning only muskets should be allowed ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #78

I hate when I misread OPs. nt Incitatus Jan 2013 #79

and he helped kill it when he selected Dubya for President. olddad56 Jan 2013 #80

Hey, Scanklia... SoapBox Jan 2013 #81

Sounds like a confession of murder to me. aquart Jan 2013 #82

Then since his job is to defend it, he should be "unemployed, unemployed, unemployed" wickerwoman Jan 2013 #83

YES, YES, YES 47of74 Jan 2013 #88

yet corporations are alive and killing us? RedCloud Jan 2013 #84

He was talking to his Pleasure Pickle BudHardener Jan 2013 #85

If the Constitution is dead then doesn't that mean there shouldn't be any USSCJ's? LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #86

I'll be damned. The guilty do return to the scene of the crime. Thor_MN Jan 2013 #87

Yup and guess who killed it? (hint: Bush v. Gore) Initech Jan 2013 #89

he is very conservative & sometimes a smartass, I don't think he ever took bribes for him and wife. Sunlei Jan 2013 #90

Well, he did do his part to kill it by selecting Bush in 2000 lunatica Jan 2013 #91