I’m not really sure if there are many people walking this planet who I have such utter disdain for as I do Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He’s an arrogant blowhard who has no business on our Supreme Court. But there he’s been for nearly three decades, since Ronald Reagan appointed him in 1986.
He’s a big reason why I’ve advocated that Supreme Court Justices should have limits on how long they can sit on the bench. It’s absurd to think that a justice could be appointed and rule for several decades. Not only that, but it’s nearly impossible to remove one from their position. They’re not elected and have almost no system of checks and balances. For all intents and purposes, they’re a group of nine dictators that wield power over the United States and there’s almost nothing Americans can do about it.
Well, during Scalia’s time on the Supreme Court he’s made it pretty clear that his personal views drive his interpretation of our laws. Not our actual Constitution. He’s often ruled against cases that sought to protect civil rights, women’s rights, equality for women and minorities.
In other words, he’s nothing more than a radical right-wing conservative wearing a robe. He defines what it means when someone uses the term “activist judge.”
Take for instance his recent comments where he essentially pissed all over our First Amendment, claiming that religion should be favored over secularism.
