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(7,042 posts) Mon Dec 10, 2012, 09:12 PM Dec 2012

Confronted by NJ Princeton student, Scalia defends arguments that strike some as anti-gay [View all]

Source: Associated Press

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday found himself defending his legal writings that some find offensive and anti-gay.

Speaking at Princeton University, Scalia was asked by a gay student why he equates laws banning sodomy with those barring bestiality and murder.

Read more: http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-scalia-princeton-20121210,0,7317180.story

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Confronted by NJ Princeton student, Scalia defends arguments that strike some as anti-gay [View all] fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 OP

K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #1

Preview of his Prop 8 vote? marmar Dec 2012 #2

As if we needed one... HankyDub Dec 2012 #7

His Prop 8 vote is a given CanonRay Dec 2012 #26

Well it seems that a majority of citizens no longer think sodomy is immoral. Scalia, you Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #3

He Used The Same BS Argument in Lawrence v. Texas fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #5

That Lawrence dissent is a fitting Scalia memorial. I hope to intone it msanthrope Dec 2012 #9

"Quack! Quack!" struggle4progress Dec 2012 #4

Gosh, I hope that arthritis isn't horribly, achingly, endlessly painful. aquart Dec 2012 #8

I don't believe that it is caused by arthritis; he has been playing with himself under the gown. olegramps Dec 2012 #25

Agree. mountain grammy Dec 2012 #17

I think he is saying, "Read between the lines" to America. n/t left on green only Dec 2012 #18

If I remember correctly, the Democrats did object to his appointment more than token. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #20

No, Scalia was confirmed with a 98-0 vote. former9thward Dec 2012 #29

So glad the Democrats were looking out for us. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #30

"It's dead, dead, dead, dead." ellisonz Dec 2012 #6

Ironically fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #12

Scalia is an alleged Opus Dei memberi. They don't care what most Catholics think. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #27

More fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #13

Scalia is a dumbass. ellisonz Dec 2012 #15

He does have a point. Legislatures make laws on all sorts of things. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #10

Difference is NONE of your Examples Are People fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #11

... SoapBox Dec 2012 #16

Actually health care is for people. But that's beside the point. The point is... Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #23

I Think Scalia's Personal Preferences Are Constantly In Play. Paladin Dec 2012 #24

If that's what he's doing he's in the wrong. His job is to interpret the Const, not make stuff up. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #41

Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #34

As I said, it is not about personal preferences. Glad you agree. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #40

And Guess What Courts Do? fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #43

Courts are unreliable. You can't count on them to rule with the law. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #44

Right fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #45

DC has no votes because it is in the Constitution. You should move to a place that has reps. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #47

So Predictable fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #48

If you want to have reps in Congress, move. Or we could give most of DC land back to VA and MD. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #55

Off Topic fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #59

You probably shouldn't have bought in DC. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #60

Repugnant fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #62

So you're descended from pre-Washington land-owning Southerners, is that your claim? Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #63

What's Your Problem? fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #65

My problem is uptight Washingtonians who view the world through a narrow lens. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #66

Right fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #70

So you think that states should VOTE on issues and not have judges make up the law, right? Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #72

No fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #77

And you don't live in the lens, you SEE through the narrow lens. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #74

You do have the right to vote. But as a US citizen who is not a citizen of a state, no reps for you. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #56

Maybe Someone Should Explain to You fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #61

We do live in a republic and one of the things that keeps it that way Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #64

Nonsense fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #67

OK. Dealing with it, dealing with it, ... dealing. Dealt with. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #68

And it's funny that you actually want people to vote on it instead of judges deciding now. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #69

Both fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #71

But my point is that it wouild be BETTER if we made good laws and didn't leave it up to Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #73

Let me know when I can elect a representative who can vote on that fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #76

As soon as you live in a STATE. And not in a district. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #78

So the State is More Important than the People fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #79

No other jurisdiction has more democrats than DC? Texas has more Democrats than DC. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #81

"The State" as you call it is not more important than people. But states are more ... Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #82

You Do Know We Have Had a Constitutional Convention? fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #80

That's super! Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #83

Right fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #84

Nah fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #75

This is America, and civil liberties are the people's birthright. Politicub Dec 2012 #51

I agree. The government REQUIRING motor cycle helmets infringes on the rights... Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #54

Thanks It-Gets-Better Dec 2012 #14

He explained: elleng Dec 2012 #19

immoral fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #35

Oh fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #36

Myself and many others have theory about those who spend so much time and energy Socal31 Dec 2012 #21

Being gay is not a 'lifestyle choice' and most virulent anti gay activists are straight Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #28

Amen! fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #37

Right on. It's a slur to say all homophobes are secretly gay. Politicub Dec 2012 #52

Original Intent DallasNE Dec 2012 #22

Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #31

haha randomtagger Dec 2012 #33

f randomtagger Dec 2012 #32

Supreme buffoon and faux scholar The Wizard Dec 2012 #38

"supreme buffoon" is so fitting, thanks wordpix Dec 2012 #46

Buffoon yes The Wizard Dec 2012 #49

"It isn't a living document," Scalia said. "It's dead, dead, dead, dead." morningfog Dec 2012 #39

Yep, that's Rabid Dog Scalia for you... primavera Dec 2012 #42

True fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #50

Scalia is just pissy that he is on the cusp of losing his homophobic war Politicub Dec 2012 #53

Careful: our "pro gun progressives"* consider that homophobe a big hero of theirs: apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #57

Yea fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #58