# Did Antonin Scalia resign from the boy scouts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 27, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-antonin-scalia-resign-from-the-boy-scouts/659434 "2013-05-27T00:44:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-antonin-scalia-resign-from-the-boy-scouts/659434/21 "2013-05-28T14:25:10Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > I know there was a movement of Eagle Scouts “resigning” their… Eagle Scoutdom? in protest over the no-gays thing. I suppose now there will be a counter-movement of Eagle Scouts resigning due to, I suppose, the rampant faggotry that will now infect the Boy Scouts. :rolleyes: Oh, nonsense! An organization of boys and men who wear quasi-military uniforms with short pants and go wandering around in the woods together is fundamentally immune to faggotry, so there! ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-antonin-scalia-resign-from-the-boy-scouts/659434/22 "2013-05-28T20:52:19Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Oh, nonsense! An organization of boys and men who wear quasi-military uniforms with short pants and go wandering around in the woods together is fundamentally immune to faggotry, so there! Don’t forget to mention the fabulous neckerchiefs. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-antonin-scalia-resign-from-the-boy-scouts/659434/23 "2013-05-28T20:58:50Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Andy Borowitz has a gotcha list at least as long as the Onion’s or the Daily Currant’s. Reality has been lapping satire for a while now. Poe’s Law is the law of the land. Here’s a [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=687829) from last month in which another Andy Borowitz column was taken for truth (see post #10 and following). ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-antonin-scalia-resign-from-the-boy-scouts/659434/24 "2013-05-29T00:50:26Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Question: If he really hates gays so much, how could he fairly judge any gay-related case that comes before the court – _whether he resigned from Boy Scouts or not_ ??? > [@Miller](#): > > So, you’re suggesting that only judges who agree with gay rights should be allowed to hear cases about gay rights? This is the same logic that had conservatives demanding Judge Vaughn Walker recuse himself from the Prop 8 trial because he’s gay. It’s silly. Anyway, there’s no evidence that Scalia hates gays. His _Lawrence_ and _Romer_ dissents suggest he doesn’t have much regard for them, but that’s not the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-antonin-scalia-resign-from-the-boy-scouts/659434/25 "2013-06-06T03:35:05Z")
Firstly The New Yorker is extremely well respected in general for the quality of their writing. However, it is not nor has it ever been a straight news magazine. They’ve always had satirical pieces, but yes they are usually better than the linked article. To muddy it up though, that’s not technically a “The New Yorker” article, it’s a post on a staff blog. It can be confusing, but in addition to having staff writers who write “real” articles that appear both online and in print and are typically subject to the normal review/editing/approval process a lot of media outlets also host blogs where some of their staff writers post random stuff oftentimes with little to no exercised editorial control. These blog posts are not presented or expected to be the same quality of articles appearing in the main publication. In particular, this blog, “The Borowitz Report” appears to specialize in relatively weak modifications of real news stories for comedic effect–basically an unfunny Onion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-antonin-scalia-resign-from-the-boy-scouts/659434.md?page=1)