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Cheney's old hunting partner fires away at "idiots"
In a Federalist Society speech, Antonin Scalia has words to say about those who disagree with him.
Tim Grieve [2006-02-14]

  • If Scalia is right, then George Bush and Alberto Gonzalez are also idiots.

    For the sake of argument, let's say that Scalia is correct and say that our understanding and interpretation of the constitution should not evolve over time unless we are severely lacking in mental capacity. Then at least a part of the argument that has been made to justify Bush's warrantless wiretapping program is of the form that Scalia abhors. A prominent line of reasoning by the Bush administration and its apologists is that 9/11 changed everything and that the guarantees of the fourth amendment, as embodied by FISA, are no longer valid in this day and age. So that must make Bush and Gonzalez idiots in Scalia's eyes.

    -- PreviouslyCRL
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    Tuesday, February 14, 2006 04:22 PM
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