Scalia, another “legend in his own mind”.
]]>I’ve always detested Scalia ever since I read a Newsweek “My Turn” piece that he wrote as a mere Federal appeals judge. Basically, the essay argued for the abolishment of Federal jurisdiction over “diversity of citizenship” cases (i.e., cases where the plaintiff and defendant are citizens of different states of the Union). These cases aren’t exactly beloved of the Federal judiciary, often because they turn on questions of state law.
If you want to do an in-depth study, there are good arguments for abolishment (or at least curtailment) of diversity cases. However, Scalia’s argument, in a nutshell, was that diversity jurisdiction should be abolished because such cases were beneath him; that he became a Federal judge to decide important questions of Federal law, not judge piddling matters under state law.
Whatta dick. Frankly, I hope he chokes to death on his lobster or filet mignon sometime. And I sure as hell won’t weep any tears if that should happen.
]]>And you’re right, Bryan: his remark about his Sicilian ancestry was an unwarranted slur on some very decent people. My father encountered more than a few of them during W.W. II, and had high praise for them (and Italians in general) as a group. Scalia should go back to the home of his ancestors and ask them what they think of his gesture, his personal and judicial arrogance, etc. I suspect he wouldn’t like their answers.
]]>These people are just rude.
]]>yeah, thug would be a better description except, even thugs have better manners i think…
but hey, there are more important things now…the red sox are introducing lottery tickets where you can win sox tickets for life among other things…woohoo!!!
]]>The gesture just solidifies my image of him as trash. I worked with Sicilian cops, and they would never consider doing that when they could be identified. That’s something for hanging with your buddies, not public conferences. These people are just thugs.
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