How Not to Misunderstand Scalia
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July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scaliamay be the most polarizing figure in all of American law.Conservatives tend to see him as an icon who is faithful to theConstitution, unfailingly clearheaded and outraged when theoccasion calls for it. Liberals tend to see him as an ogre whois on the wrong side of history, unbecomingly strident andhypocritical to boot.
Last week, liberals asked a pointed question: How canScalia have the temerity to express constitutional doubts aboutaffirmative-action programs on Monday and to vote to invalidatethe Voting Rights Act on Tuesday -- and then piously argue onWednesday that the Supreme Court should defer to Congress anduphold the Defense of Marriage Act?