Wringing your hands about states' rights, forget it. They're gone. Basically, the federal government can do whatever it wants. Who's going to protect the states? My court? Ha - we're feds! Antonin Scalia basicallycourtfed Change image and share on social
If we're picking people to draw out of their own conscience and experience a 'new' Constitution, we should not look principally for good lawyers. We should look to people who agree with us. When we are in that mode, you realize we have rendered the Constitution useless. Antonin Scalia agreeconscienceconstitution share on social
To allow the policy question of same-sex marriage to be considered and resolved by a select, patrician, highly unrepresentative panel of nine is to violate a principle even more fundamental than no taxation without representation: no social transformation without representation. Antonin Scalia considerfundamentalhighly share on social
I'm nervous about our civic culture. I'm not sure the Internet is largely the cause of it. It's certainly the cause of careless writing. People who get used to blurbing things on the Internet are never going to be good writers. Antonin Scalia blurbcarelesscivic share on social
More important than your obligation to follow your conscience, or at least prior to it, is your obligation to form your conscience correctly. Antonin Scalia consciencecorrectlyfollow Change image and share on social
There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all. Antonin Scalia constitutioncriminalityinsulate Change image and share on social
You could have 50 different states having 50 different regulations... until they were all litigated out. Antonin Scalia litigateregulationstate Change image and share on social
If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against other things? Antonin Scalia feelinghomosexualitymoral Change image and share on social
Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn't change. Antonin Scalia changemeanword Change image and share on social
What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean? Antonin Scalia halfwayinterpretationmean Change image and share on social
