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Re: your post. Stephen Send a noteboard - 12/12/2012 07:18:18 PM
He still makes the argument as resolutely as ever; it has just become transparent rather than convincing. His circuitous argument against judicial review itself moots much of his argument AND job. I have more faith in John Marshalls constitutional interpretation (and that of all his successors) than in Anton Scalias, and not just because Marshalls ruling PRECEDED his dotage. How selectively self-serving is Scalias supposedly strict constructionism:
The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.—US Constitution, Art. I Sec. 4

So where was Scalias strict construction when he voted with the majority to jump into Floridas 2000 election and forbid the statewide recount the STATE Supreme Court ordered? Answer: It disappeared in a puff of partisanship.


That bit of the constituion you sited clearly refers to Senators and Representatives, and not Presidential elections, though.
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SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia is brilliant, just brilliant - - 11/12/2012 05:09:19 AM 985 Views
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Re: your post. - 12/12/2012 07:18:18 PM 500 Views
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Poes Law. - 16/12/2012 01:42:55 PM 522 Views
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actually..... - 12/12/2012 08:32:58 PM 602 Views
Re: actually..... - 12/12/2012 09:39:01 PM 508 Views
Your whole rant lacks any logic - 12/12/2012 03:46:34 PM 559 Views
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Rebuttal - 12/12/2012 07:58:41 PM 556 Views
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An aside. - 14/12/2012 01:21:32 PM 556 Views
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stop being obtuse - 14/12/2012 05:10:41 PM 531 Views
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Double post. *NM* - 14/12/2012 10:14:50 PM 238 Views
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So very conflicted, in so many ways.... - 16/12/2012 04:14:08 PM 657 Views

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