Fascist or not, for someone was far to the right as Scalia to suggest such a thing is a surprise, he's basically the Rush Limbaugh of the Supreme Court.
I actually just read that linked article, and the two quotes from Scalia with regards to the topic at hand are:
“will have to be decided in future cases.”
and
“We’ll see,”
How you interpret that into a tacit support for gun control is kinda beyond me. Then again, they managed to cram about 50 talking points in the same article, so not surprised either.
Finally, someone read the article.
You're all welcome... BTW
I didn't state he was for it, I stated "he was open to the proposition".
Well, to be fair, it wasn't just you. The article le says basically the same thing.
The thing is, it's not like it's his choice to be "open" or not about the proposition. He merely explained that the previous case didn't address gun ownership, and a future case will have to address it. If the court as a whole decides to take on such case, then he's going to have to address it. It just isn't his call. That's just not how the SCOTUS work.
Well it's not the first time Fox has been misleading.
What's misleading about le or the article? , they even embed the video so you can hear it come out of Justice Scalia's mouth.
Scalia opens door for gun-control legislation, extends slow burning debate
Nothing in the le says he advocates or proposes gun-control legislation. In fact, I interpreted -- before reading -- that he somehow let some SCOTUS cat out of the bag. But, really, all he said is that all the questions on 2nd amendment limitations haven't come before the Court and, in viewing some 19th century law, there's a possibility the Court will have to take up the issue in the future.
That he's not in a position to "open" or "close" any doors on the subject?
dp
Opens door to conversation, consideration, illumination, etc...
You're too literal and I can't believe the sides of this argument on which we two find ourselves.
He was responding to a question, I believe, from the Fox News interviewer about the gun-control designs of Democrats and Scalia rightly pointed out there is case law, dating back to the 19th century, that could be dragged out and dusted off that would open the door to gun-control legislation limiting the 2nd amendment.
He doesn't have that power, never did, and never claimed he did. If a case comes up and the SCOTUS agrees to see it, he's going to have to address it, whether he's "open" to it or not. That's his job.
you accusing anybody of being too literal
Wasn't Washington DC the highest until the citizens won their rights back in court?
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