The abject hypocrisy of Antonin Scalia ...

[Animal Chin]

5. Kangaroo Court

If I had justified a position in law school using Scalia's Arizona arguments (state historically excluding "freed slaves" from its borders, among others), I would undoubtedly be given an F.

Is there any doubt that Scalia would have had no objection to the "individual mandate" if it had passed in 1993 when it was proposed by Republicans (at the time the Constitutionality of the concept was not in question)? I think not. Scalia (and I fear this is true for the remaining 8 justices as well, save perhaps Kennedy) does not interpret the law; he finds an argument that supports his party's position.

It's a shame because the independence under which the founders intended the Supreme Court to operate is dead, and that makes the Court pretty worthless. All of the Justices should be ashamed of themselves for becoming part of a Court whose decisions are predictable along party lines with a margin of error of one judge. It's the lowest quality jurisprudence and as a lawyer, it saddend and sickens me that this is what has become of an institution I used to hold in such high regard.