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In reply to the discussion: Scalia refused to read the NY Times or the Washington Post. [View all]COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)29. You're missing the point I was discussing with
another DUer. It's common knowledge that he was very bright. No one is denying that. But what I was responding to was the allegation that he studied the cases he used as precedent in his opinions in depth. Common practice is that the members of the Court all depend to a greater or lesser extent on their Clerks to research and then write draft opinions for them, which they then polish, circulate, discuss and re-write to suit 1) their opinion as to how the case should be decided and 2) their own ideological leanings. I doubt that Scalia was any exception to this, particularly given his reluctance to consider any sources of information which don't already correspond to his own ideology.
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How about he gathered all his RELEVANT information from the legal precedents he read?
elleng
Feb 2016
#1
He was a piece of shit toward the end of his life, some cannot handle the fact their idol turned
Rex
Feb 2016
#23
I'm sorry, I see no indication that Scalia ever gave a rat's ass about precedent.
Atman
Feb 2016
#24
He never did, all he cared about what his own personal agenda against gays and minorities.
Rex
Feb 2016
#26
Feel free to ignore these threads then, because they are going to be up for a long time.
Rex
Feb 2016
#22
How about you simply pass on reading or commenting on any thread about him?
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Feb 2016
#37
A lot of smart people turn into mindless zombies listening to hate radio. Scalia was no exception.
Rex
Feb 2016
#21