SCALIA To ACLU: Abortion Rights NOT Constitutional

[kpete]

Scalia: Abortion Rights Not Constitutional
Supreme Court Justice Defends Positions In TV Debate With ACLU

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2006

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"Whether it's good or bad is not my job. My job is simply to say if those things you find desirable are contained in the Constitution."

(AP) Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia defended some of the opinions he has rendered while on the top U.S. court, arguing that nothing in the Constitution supports abortion rights or the use of race in school admissions.

Scalia, a leading conservative voice on the court, sparred in a one-hour televised debate Sunday with American Civil Liberties Union president Nadine Strossen. He said unelected judges have no place deciding politically charged questions when the Constitution is silent on those issues.

Arguing that liberal judges in the past improperly established new political rights such as abortion, Scalia warned, "Someday, you're going to get a very conservative Supreme Court and regret that approach."

"On controversial issues on stuff like homosexual rights, abortion, we debate with each other and persuade each other and vote on it either through representatives or a constitutional amendment," the Reagan appointee said.


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[Crankie Avalon]

1. Vafancul, "Antonin." n/t

[maine_raptor]

2. Unbelievable, just F'ng Unbelievable!!!!!

How the hell someone as "smart" as Tony Scalia can say; "unelected judges have no place deciding politically charged questions when the Constitution is silent on those issues" and not have a twinge of intellectual doubt while remembering Bush v. Gore, very probably while actually making that comment is


UN-F'NG-BELIEVE-ABLE!!!!!

[kpete]

10. excellant observation

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Any hunting trips planned with the VP soon, Antonin?

[Time for change]

4. Scalia, you're the scum of the earth - and I have news for you

Nothing in the Constitution says that unelected judges get to choose our President either, you @#$%^ing hypocrite.

[bdamomma]

5. what a arrogant and ignorant response out of Scalia

but what do you except from a hoodlum just like the Bush Crime Family.

[bowens43]

6. It's amazing that a Supreme Court Justice

has absolutely no understanding of the Constitution. We do NOT get to vote on whether or not a certain segment of the population has the same rights as the rest of the population.

[Jim__]

7. "...as understood at the time it was adopted."

During Sunday's debate, Scalia outlined his judicial philosophy of interpreting the Constitution according to its text, as understood at the time it was adopted.

And, i guess that's why water-boarding is OK. After all, when the founders forbade the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment, they weren't talking about water-boarding. Yeah, I'm convinced. :sarcasm:

[UTUSN]

8. Oh "unelected judges have no place deciding politically charged questions"

Oh, Tonio-asshat, you mean, like, deciding who the president is????

[WinkyDink]

9. He is exactly what he looks like: a thug. And only a moderately smart one.

[texpatriot2004]

11. About that 2000 decision to appoint the pResident...

where is that in the US Constitution?