Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination

[Almira]

Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination#1

Posted: 1/6/11 at 7:04pm

Classic Scalia.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/scalia-women-discrimination-constitution_n_803813.html

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. - Eleanor Roosevelt

[Jordan Catalano]

Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination#2

Posted: 1/6/11 at 8:35pm

I didn't think that man was capable of shocking me anymore. I guess I was wrong.

[madbrian]

Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination#2

Posted: 1/6/11 at 10:09pm

Here's the real kicker: this strict constructionist, who advocates only the narrowest interpretation of the Constitution, who says the 14th amendment should only be applied to extend rights to black men, he used this same 14th amendment as part of his justification for granting corporations unlimited, unrestricted financial contributions in the Citizens United case. It's the height of arrogance and hypocrisy.

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

[YouWantitWhen????]

Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination#3

Posted: 1/6/11 at 10:42pm

And is also willing to ignore specific language in the 2nd Amendment that appears to limit the absolute right to bear arms as is necessary for a well-armed militia.

It is amazing how some words are important in the Constitution, and apparently have to be taken in context of the times, and other do not.


Updated On: 1/7/11 at 10:42 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination#4

Posted: 1/6/11 at 11:56pm

...just like the bible.

[nygrl232]

Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination#5

Posted: 1/7/11 at 5:23am

Well, I'm exhausted already. The year's not even a week old and I'm getting that hibernation feeling.

[jasonf]

Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination#6

Posted: 1/7/11 at 8:17am

I know next to nothing about the law, but I know how to read. The amendment says:

"No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

How can "ANY PERSON" be interpreted to NOT include women?

Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.

[nygrl232]

Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination#7

Posted: 1/7/11 at 8:57am

Some people out there don't think women are people. They think of them as a projection screen, objects of blame, control, etc. They're so diseased in their set, strange ways that they don't even have a filter anymore.

[Roscoe]

Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination#8

Posted: 1/7/11 at 9:53am

In a real America, where people gave a damn about what was going on, there'd be demands for his removal from the bench, and massive protests outside the Supreme Court until this monstrous bigot was ousted in disgrace.

But no. Not gonna happen.

At least he's up front about what an assh*le he is.

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