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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
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I never said Thomas was the swing vote. Kennedy is. Thomas tends to swing MORE. As in, more than Alito or Scalia. You can go back and read it.
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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
He said it's off the democratic stage. That's small "d", meaning the country at large. Meaning that if Kansas decides to outlaw first trimester abortions, Scalia will vote to overturn the law. He has to. He's not a judicial activist, and he has precedent to guide him. You're right that he didn't say it was settled. He said it is the law of the land unless and until the Constitution is amended to change it.
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He said it was off one stage, but then named the next logical step in attacking pro-choice: an Amendment. You'll have to refresh my memory, has anyone recently suggested there should be an amendment "protecting marriage"?
BTW, Scalia hasn't been particularly consistent on the issue of abortion.
Scalia, 70, has consistently voted to limit the use of race in school admissions and has called for the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision establishing a woman's right to abortion to be overruled.
That kinda flies in the face of letting the decision stand. And it's from the article you provided.
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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
But since you wanted quotes, here you go. Here's Scalia basically saying that Willravel doesn't know what he's talking about:
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You're above this mocking tone. I expect it to stop because you're above it.