Scalia Dissent: I write separately to call attention to this Court’s threat to American democracy

Supreme Court.gov ^ | 26 Jun 15 | Antonin Scalia

[Mouton]

Unless a superior number of states decide to go up against the central government in a military fashion, there will be no armed conflict in this country again. I would stop dreaming of any such activity as I believe they are delusional.

We have a political process which includes an article V. We are now afraid we could not control such an event. My response, so what do we have to lose now, 2A? That is happening every day anyway IMO. We laughed at Gruber, the Obamaturdcare guru but he was EXACTLY right: the populace is too dumb to know what is going on. Most here on FR are tuned in but in the larger rhelm, we don't add up a very small percentage of the population.

[caww]

April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse plaintiffs in the same sex marriage case......one is a wannabe guy...

[TomServo]

God is still on His throne and in the end, His opinion will be upheld.

It’s OK folks.

[JenB987]

Just one?

[sand88]

You have to be kidding. Texas will go blue long before it "goes its own way".

Correct. Many people are not aware of just how much the evil left craves absolute power. The evilness of the left drives them to have absolute power so they can exterminate their opponents.

The true end game of the evil left is millions of dead Conservatives.

Texas, Florida and Ohio among others have been flooded with millions of illegals. They are being "routed" by the evil left to these states for the simple reason of flipping them blue.

I have been all over Florida and there are overwhelming numbers of third world illegals everywhere -- this is done on purpose.

We need to face the fact that those who lust after absolute power win (but only for awhile)

[Covenantor]

uhh... your guess is as good as mine, and it’s a toss-up as far as I can see.

[matginzac]

I suggested on FB that we scrap the whole system and have a True Democracy a la Ancient Greece - appoint a “manager” - where we all vote on computers on issues and majority rules are followed...
Had a snarky response from one guy...
Looks like it’s not such a bad idea now....

[concerned about politics]

It would never get the votes required. The country is now majority leftist. Sorry, that’s the way it is. As such, rightists are enemies of the state

Not true. The left just creates that illusion by making more noise. AND, because of PC oppression, they're the only ones "allowed" to speak freely. For example, if you count the prison inmates, homos are less than 2% of the population, but they "appear" to be at least 50% of the population. It's a manufactured majority. It isn't real. Neither is homo "tolerance." It's all a lie.
Conservatives are more introverted and self controlled. It's outside of their nature to cause a ruckus. That's why conservatives are referred to as "The silent majority."
Political correctness can silence the mouth, but it can't silence the mind. If a strong Reaganite type Conservative were to win the Republican primaries, He'd win easily - especially after the SCOTUS obomacare and rump riding rulings.

If this were a leftest country as you believe, then why did every state that got to vote on homo pseudo marriage vote it down - overwhelmingly? Because PC silences the mouth, what you hear will be PC agreement by intimidation. What's more important and real is what people do. In reality, people are very much AGAINST obomacare and homo pseudo "marriage." "By their fruits (not their self protecting PC language) ye will know them".

[Cboldt]

He's on it. See "Heller," and before that "Raich."

Dissents are healthy, they serve a pupose of blowing steam, so everybody got to have their say, and since everybody got to have their say, the law is legitimate.

[L,TOWM]

You really believe its just been 7? Near as I can figure it, closer to 30 would be my guess.

[Jacquerie]

You remember incorrectly.

[Viennacon]

Those referendums are a lifetime ago in political terms. They have no relevance today. While the current government exists Democrat/Repuke, this will remain the law

[riri]

Probably. I guess you’d be a fool to not take a seat at this point.

[TheDon]

You can preach your religion, but you cannot practice your religion where it conflicts with the law, whatever that means these days.

[Cboldt]

The court cares not if the decisions are accepted by the public. As long as the decisions are followed by the government actors, all is well in legal-land.

Law is about brute force, not about logic.

[Cheerio]

Not so much the SCROTUS per se, but this became evident years ago with CA Prop 8. The American people have no further say in how to GOVERN OURSELVES. The great American experiment of self-governance is OVER, DEAD and BURIED as of today.

[frog in a pot]

You captured the essence of it in #1, but it bears repeating:

This practice of constitutional revision by an unelected committee of nine...robs the People of the most important liberty...the freedom to govern themselves.

Which, of course, is the goal of any aspiring totalitarian government.

As the guy on the radio is used say, "Wake up, America."

[nitzy]

Like free market capitalism, self government is a failed 18th century experiment.

Humans are not meant to be peaceful, enlightened, self-determinant individuals. We are meant to use force against one another to dominate and skew systems and resources in our favor.

That is the way it went for thousands of years. That is the way it will continue. Although, it is fun to reminisce and to think of what might have been.

[Cboldt]

Ah, but there are checks against SCOTUS and all the other courts too. Atrophied, but present.