Constitutional Interpretation is not for Sissies.
Scalia further addressed the suggestion that a changing interpretation of the Constitution will lead to greater freedom.
“I don’t know who would think that was desirable. I have always thought we wanted a balance of freedom and order.”
There’s Scalia in a nutshell. Funny — I didn’t think freedom and order were mutually exclusive. Well, now I know that I disagree with Scalia down to the very core of his philosophy. Like most other conservatives, he needs to relax.
Oh, and here’s his memo released today on why he won’t recuse himself in the Cheney duck-hunt thing. I have to say, I don’t think the duck hunt made any difference; I don’t see how it could make him any more biased than he already is. Trying to get him to recuse himself because of the duck hunt is like arresting Al Capone for tax evasion.
Although Scalia is politically dangerous, he is right-on in terms of his that the constitution is a designed balance between Order and (better word) Liberty.
Exegete the constitution correctly, you’ll note the Revolutionary Founders had similar concerns, and took pains to redact them into the document. They feared *both* the tyrant and the mob, remember.
.rob adams
Oh, I thought Scalia flew down to the duck hunt in Capone’s biplane. Maybe in an alternate universe where he was smart enough to avoid associating with people appearing before his court.