And while we're on the subject of constitutional rights
When *choke* Possibly Future Chief Justice Scalia (the SCOTUS) says:
"The Constitution just sets minimums," Scalia said after a speech at John Carroll University in suburban Cleveland. "Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires."
and
Scalia did not discuss what rights he believed are constitutionally protected, but said that in wartime, one can expect "the protections will be ratcheted right down to the constitutional minimum. I won't let it go beyond the constitutional minimum."
… doesn't that put him at odds with my favorite amendment:
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
Seriously.
posted by Prometheus 6 at 5/30/2003 12:59:59 PM |
