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hifiguy

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62. James Madison, too.

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 03:21 PM

Oct 2014

"An alliance or coalition between Government and religion cannot be too carefully guarded against......Every new and successful example therefore of a PERFECT SEPARATION between ecclesiastical and civil matters is of importance........religion and government will exist in greater purity, without (rather) than with the aid of government." [James Madison in a letter to Livingston, 1822, from Leonard W. Levy- The Establishment Clause, Religion and the First Amendment,pg 124]

"Ecclesiastical establishments tend to great ignorance and corruption, all of which facilitate the execution of mischievous projects." [James Madison, letter to William Bradford, Jr., Jauary 1774]

Many, many more can be found at http://atheism.about.com/library/quotes/bl_q_JMadison.htm

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I'm sorry but why won't this rat bastard asshole piece of butt crust valerief Oct 2014 #1

No apology needed Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #11

Bwahahaha! Oh, if only praying worked... valerief Oct 2014 #19

Hahahahaha ellie Oct 2014 #35

Maybe Silent Clarence can go on vacation in his mobile home with a couple of work buddies. Ikonoklast Oct 2014 #36

What you said. Initech Oct 2014 #41

Because Satan guarantees long life before eternity in Hell aquart Oct 2014 #71

I'd hate to see the painting he's got in his attic. eggplant Oct 2014 #78

Ah Scalia Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #2

Read this review of Scalia's book hifiguy Oct 2014 #6

He certainly is an intellectual fraud and those who tout his creeds are dishonest and/or have never kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #7

the good old MSM used to tout him as a rurallib Oct 2014 #24

That's an oxymoron if I ever heard one! Initech Oct 2014 #43

that was a really good read. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #46

Astute. aquart Oct 2014 #72

He's lost his footing. elleng Oct 2014 #3

delusional. Like Mike Hayden librechik Oct 2014 #4

And just what part of the Constitutional text hifiguy Oct 2014 #5

Tony is principled, to an extreme ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #42

FUAS nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #8

Which Religions can it "favor" Fat Tony? JoePhilly Oct 2014 #9

Why, whichever ones hold the same values as Crash2Parties Oct 2014 #50

If Ginsburg is so concerned about laws in the states (like Texas) mr_liberal Oct 2014 #10

She doesn't exactly Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #12

Yes she does. mr_liberal Oct 2014 #13

Ah, I stand corrected then Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #15

No problem. mr_liberal Oct 2014 #16

Thanks for the link n/t Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #17

Me, too. it's a third amendment issue. aquart Oct 2014 #73

Here's hoping the ebola outbreak gets that fathead Generic Other Oct 2014 #14

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That is very scary, not least because it illuminates an ignorant mind. Also, he apparently views WinkyDink Oct 2014 #20

That's horrific. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #21

WOW! How can somebody be so ignorant of history and on the Court? sinkingfeeling Oct 2014 #22

Time to impeach him. Orrex Oct 2014 #23

Such ignorance of our constitution is criminal in a Supreme Court Justice Nitram Oct 2014 #25

Scalia has been showing signs of increasing senility for some time Gothmog Oct 2014 #26

It is way past due that this asshole retire still_one Oct 2014 #27

Wow, he doesnt understand the most basic concept of our Constitution. CaptainTruth Oct 2014 #28

Excellent point CaptainTruth. appal_jack Oct 2014 #31

Which is interesting ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #44

Scalia needs a hobby. reflection Oct 2014 #29

Or hunting smurfs Capt. Obvious Oct 2014 #30

Forum needs a thumbs-up button Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #33

Competitive bleach drinking. bvf Oct 2014 #55

That reminds me of this classic Metalocalypse moment hifiguy Oct 2014 #61

So RBG needs to recuse herself from abortion cases because she has a uterus? Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #32

He Used The Word "Absurd"? ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #34

Professor David Strauss of the U of Chicago Law School hifiguy Oct 2014 #47

Yep, I Knew That ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #57

he shouldn't be on a school board, let alone the supreme court. spanone Oct 2014 #37

Judge Jackass can cram it Blue Owl Oct 2014 #38

Scalia is part of the cult Opus Dei. yardwork Oct 2014 #39

+1. And Clarence Thomas is a member of "THE FAMILY," another scary religious Cult in Washington DC. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #49

Okay, Scalia. Let's make the US an Islamic State and enact Sharia Law. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2014 #40

IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH turbinetree Oct 2014 #45

Bible thumper. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #48

Everything Thomas Jefferson wrote runs contrary to this old fool. wolfie001 Oct 2014 #51

James Madison, too. hifiguy Oct 2014 #62

Who remembers Christine O'Donnell? pokerfan Oct 2014 #52

She had some godawful handlers. n/t. bvf Oct 2014 #56

That she is dumber than a sack of hammers didn't exactly help her cause. hifiguy Oct 2014 #63

Don't get me wrong bvf Oct 2014 #64

Says the guy that helped rob democracy. Rex Oct 2014 #53

Scalia has certainly "lost" it, that is, BlueMTexpat Oct 2014 #54

"He said many Europeans nations demonstrate that’s one possible way to run a government, the Brickbat Oct 2014 #58

Every time he speaks The Wizard Oct 2014 #59

Senility, all timers, hes got them all, BUT he always seems to pander to the right,,,,,, benld74 Oct 2014 #60

Scalia Is An Out And Out Embarrassment.... supercats Oct 2014 #65

How does Scalia define religion? JDPriestly Oct 2014 #66

I'm sure that he will also argue Helen Borg Oct 2014 #67

He claims to support original intent Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2014 #68

Scalia saying someone else on SCOTUS needs to recuse themselves is rich, especially coming Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #69

Is Scalia Now Senile? DallasNE Oct 2014 #70

Has been for some time. aquart Oct 2014 #74

I wish he'd be taken home finally rpannier Oct 2014 #75

has the man lost his mind. barbtries Oct 2014 #76

this towering intellect's deep thinking on the court can be reduced to one simple sentence: unblock Oct 2014 #77

WTF. Seriously. Can't we impeach this asshole????? Avalux Oct 2014 #79