Justice Scalia is famed for his adherence to the Constitution as it was written. An “originalist,” he considered our country’s foundational document to be “enduring,” not “living.” He didn’t see himself as an editor of the Constitution, but an interpreter; a judge, not a legislator. His was a position of humility.
Tragically, too many of our leading jurists have succumbed to the temptation to rewrite the Constitution in their own image.
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