Scalia Schools The ACLU On The Bill Of Rights

Posted on October 17, 2006

Video thanks to Conservative Blog Therapy. I wish I could find more. In this particular clip Scalia speaks on abortion and homosexual rights. His main point is one that I have made several times. These issues are not found in the bill of rights.

I’m in the business of enforcing democracy. What democracy means is that on controversial issues; even stuff like homosexual rights, abortion, whatever; we debate with each other and persuade each other and vote on it. Either our representatives or through a Constitutional amendment in the states, we decide the question. Now there are some exceptions to that in any liberal democracy, and in ours most of those exceptions are contained in the bill of rights. But that bill of rights was adopted by the majority which is why it is proper in a democracy to have a bill of rights, because the majority adopted it. Now when they adopted it what did they take out of that general principle? What did they take out of that general rule of democracy? That we allow open speech, we persuade each other and we vote. What did they take out of it? They never took out these issues…abortion, homosexual conduct. Nobody ever thought that they had been included in the rights contained in the bill of rights which is why abortion and homosexual sodomy were criminal for 200 years. Now whether thats a good idea or bad is not what I’m talking about. Thats not my job to say that. It is my job to say whether the bill of rights has taken it out of the realm of democratic debate. Just because you feel strongly about it…it isn’t neccessarily in the bill of rights.

I think Scalia is right on the issue. These should be state issues decided by the people, not pushed on them through the courts. Pushing it on people that do not want to accept it has only caused backlash, and will hurt the cause more than help it in the long run.

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2 Responses to “Scalia Schools The ACLU On The Bill Of Rights”

MsUnderestimated on October 18th, 2006 12:14 am

Jay…. I have the video in d/l’able format at my site.

Ms. U
kerwin_brown on October 18th, 2006 5:16 pm

Scalia has a logically consistent argument while his opponent does not. In fact considering the U.S. Constitution provides ways for it to be amended and forbids the judiciary to legislate, makes me doubt there is a valid and sound logical argument to say the U.S. Constitution supports abortion or homosexuality.

That will not stop fanatic sectarian supporters from insisting there is.