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Post by 7ach on Feb 13, 2016 21:03:08 GMT -5
Is this too political?
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Post by daveinlax on Feb 13, 2016 21:13:15 GMT -5
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Post by sparks on Feb 13, 2016 21:52:31 GMT -5
It could be. We will see where it goes. I need to make a thread for national news. It's on my lis. |
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Post by crapgame on Feb 14, 2016 9:20:09 GMT -5
Like him or not he was one of the best minds when it came to constitutional law..i agreed with him often and disagreed as well as well..that said either way his interpretations of the law was always spot on if i liked them or not
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Post by ferncourt on Feb 14, 2016 10:07:35 GMT -5
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Post by oldcajun123 on Feb 14, 2016 10:12:08 GMT -5
A wife, 9 children are hurting, so how about some respect for them, whatever his views were. Nuff said
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Post by sparks on Feb 14, 2016 10:24:01 GMT -5
He will always be one of the great legal minds of our time. Regardless of what anyone thought of him. From a constitutional law perspective, the man was brilliant.
A horrible loss for his family as well.
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Post by lestrout on Feb 14, 2016 13:37:04 GMT -5
I read he was a pipe smoker. That gets respect from me. Wonder what his favorite blends and pipes were?
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Post by peckinpahhombre on Feb 14, 2016 21:52:23 GMT -5
I personally don't think it is fair to say that his interpretation of the law "was always spot on", to borrow the words of one commentator above. However, an interpretation of the law (or anything, for that matter) is just that -- an interpretation. And Justice Scalia certainly had his own view on how the law -- and the US constitution -- should be interpreted and there can be no doubt that he defended that view passionately and eloquently.
I saw him speak once, when I attended grad school in the US in the 1990s. The crowd of about 200 students was largely hostile to Justice Scalia's philisophical perspective and, while he likely didn't persuade many in the room about the correctness of his world view, he was charming and amusing and displayed a wicked wit, and most came away liking the man regardless of his philosophy.
While I personally disagree with many of his legal views, there is no denying that he was a brilliant jurist. It is a shame when people dislike others simply because they hold contrary views to their own. I personally think having different perspectives on important questions is healthy and valuable in any society that believes in the "free market" of ideas.
RIP Justice Scalia.
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Post by psycholime on Feb 15, 2016 9:28:37 GMT -5
I personally don't think it is fair to say that his interpretation of the law "was always spot on", to borrow the words of one commentator above. However, an interpretation of the law (or anything, for that matter) is just that -- an interpretation. And Justice Scalia certainly had his own view on how the law -- and the US constitution -- should be interpreted and there can be no doubt that he defended that view passionately and eloquently. I saw him speak once, when I attended grad school in the US in the 1990s. The crowd of about 200 students was largely hostile to Justice Scalia's philisophical perspective and, while he likely didn't persuade many in the room about the correctness of his world view, he was charming and amusing and displayed a wicked wit, and most came away liking the man regardless of his philosophy. While I personally disagree with many of his legal views, there is no denying that he was a brilliant jurist. It is a shame when people dislike others simply because they hold contrary views to their own. I personally think having different perspectives on important questions is healthy and valuable in any society that believes in the "free market" of ideas. RIP Justice Scalia. Best comment on the page . |
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Post by yazamitaz on Feb 15, 2016 15:56:33 GMT -5
This basically sums it up for me
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Post by 7ach on Feb 15, 2016 19:44:41 GMT -5
I'm glad he is off the supreme court. Sad that he passed. I didnt realize he was a pipe smoker. I also am curious what he smoked?  |
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Post by trailboss on Feb 15, 2016 20:30:32 GMT -5
I thought that Ginsburg would have gone long before Scalia, she has had one foot on a banana peel and one foot in hell for a long time.
He was certainly a brilliant jurist, and the cream of the crop as for SCOTUS picks in my lifetime.
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Post by peckinpahhombre on Feb 15, 2016 20:31:47 GMT -5
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Post by trailboss on Feb 15, 2016 20:53:18 GMT -5
I don't doubt Ginsburg had great respect for him, he was certainly a man of character, and his good nature was well documented. He introduced firearms to Kagan and took her hunting.  |
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Post by trailboss on Feb 16, 2016 14:59:05 GMT -5
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Post by sablebrush52 on Feb 18, 2016 23:26:01 GMT -5
I hope that his passing was peaceful. Scalia wasn't the most conservative justice in the Court, but he was the most eloquent at presenting the conservative view. And while I don't support many of his interpretations, I respect his commitment to them.
Now let the political games begin as the battle lines form around naming a successor.
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Post by trailboss on Feb 24, 2016 15:28:00 GMT -5
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