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Hoot · 03-16-05, 07:19 AM

>>In a 35-minute speech Monday, Scalia said unelected judges have no place deciding issues such as abortion and the death penalty. The court's 5-4 ruling March 1 to outlaw the juvenile death penalty based on "evolving notions of decency" was simply a mask for the personal policy preferences of the five-member majority, he said. <<

This is what gets me about the Supreme Court...."evolving notions of decency?"

Since when is our Constitution subject to the whims and fads of society?

I'm not arguing about the death penalty decision...just the fact that an idiot like Scalia actually believes the Constitution should forever evolve and change simply because society changes!

Evolving notions of decency? There is no such application when interpreting the Constitution.

03-16-05, 07:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hoot Professor Join Date: Dec 2004 Last Online: 07-09-08 08:26 PM Location: State of Confusion Posts: 1,724 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Lean: Slightly Liberal Gender: Awards:	Re: What Do We Do About Activist Judges? >>In a 35-minute speech Monday, Scalia said unelected judges have no place deciding issues such as abortion and the death penalty. The court's 5-4 ruling March 1 to outlaw the juvenile death penalty based on "evolving notions of decency" was simply a mask for the personal policy preferences of the five-member majority, he said. << This is what gets me about the Supreme Court...."evolving notions of decency?" Since when is our Constitution subject to the whims and fads of society? I'm not arguing about the death penalty decision...just the fact that an idiot like Scalia actually believes the Constitution should forever evolve and change simply because society changes! Evolving notions of decency? There is no such application when interpreting the Constitution.