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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy can't you speak ill of the dead?
Nobody offered condolences to Hitler's or Pol Pot's families when they died. Scalia was an asshole. I'm glad he's gone. His death is good for America.
The Blue Flower
(5,442 posts)But Scalia didn't care much about innocent people being able to defend themselves, so fair is fair.
Just a little less evil in the world.
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)One of the least principled men to ever serve on the bench. He claimed to be a strict constructionist, yet he only relied upon it when it allowed him to reach the result he wanted. A terrible man.
Orrex
(63,216 posts)Or are you asking in a more general sense?
I celebrate this man's death, and I celebrate the fact that his life will continue no more, and I celebrate the fact that he is unlikely to be resurrected.
This is a grand day. Flags should be flown at twice their normal height, and Obama should declare a national day of "Fuck You Scalia."
Yavin4
(35,442 posts)I guess the Devil was like, "look I can't take both at the same time. "
Orrex
(63,216 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)this is better than Cheney going, as Cheney holds no offices right now.
rug
(82,333 posts)In this case, however, there is a whole political party that will.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)Avalux
(35,015 posts)The reason for that absence of influence is irrelevant.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)die!
jillan
(39,451 posts)LannyDeVaney
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eppur_se_muova
(36,269 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)the guy was one of the 5 that brought us Bush.