# tomndebb, Scalia is an orginialist. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 6, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581 "2011-01-06T04:04:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/21 "2011-01-06T15:36:23Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Scalia is a politician and his opinions are tailored to his conservative beliefs. He can’t die soon enough. We should be so lucky. If Scalia were a politician, he’d have to tailor his actions to public opinion. Personally, I think originalism would be better termed as legal revelationism because that’s the way it seems to work. Scalia seems to believe that he’s following the original meaning of the constitution - but he also believes that he’s the only person who knows what that original meaning is. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/22 "2011-01-06T15:44:23Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > There seems to be something about newbies with French usernames. Not good. ??? ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/23 "2011-01-06T17:00:56Z")
Don’t be such a literalist, mon Captaine! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/24 "2011-01-06T17:11:32Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > ??? This guy and Le Jaquelope (or however he spells his name). ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/25 "2011-01-06T17:26:28Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > There seems to be something about newbies with French usernames. Not good. I think it’s time to nuke France. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/26 "2011-01-06T17:28:44Z")
> [@Tahssa](#): > > I think it’s time to nuke France. Uh oh. Hate speech. I’ll inform a mod. (Not really) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/27 "2011-01-06T17:34:15Z")
Little Pierre Foo Foo, Trolling through the message boards Scooping up the fish he caught And boppin’ 'em on the head ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/28 "2011-01-06T17:54:52Z")
I am Iron Man ---
**Author:** ![Peeta\_Mellark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Peeta\_Mellark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peeta_Mellark)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/29 "2011-01-06T18:07:34Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Dude, he’s a troll. If you didn’t see it before, his thread about outlawing smoking in the streets was about as subtle as making an airhorn that blasts TROOOOOOOO-oooooooooooo-LLLLLLLLL. God _damn_, I want one of those. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/30 "2011-01-06T18:09:31Z")
I’m not going to say who I really am. Just stay thirsty, my friends. (Now if I could just figure out how to kick Chuck Norris’ ass…) -XT ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/31 "2011-01-06T19:19:36Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m Hoffer than you are. In fact, I’m the Hoffest one here. Sadly, I’m Hoffa the man I used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/32 "2011-01-06T19:29:36Z")
My, isn’t **xtisme** interesting? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/33 "2011-01-07T01:52:17Z")
> [@Tahssa](#): > > I think it’s time to nuke France. It’s always time to nuke the godless French. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/34 "2011-01-07T02:50:40Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Thanks for finally making a topic in the pit. Now I can tell you what a fuckin’ douchebag I think you are and have been since you started posting. Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/35 "2011-01-07T03:36:40Z")
> [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](#): > > I await your retraction and apology. I like this idea. I think you should withhold all your brilliance from us until I apologize. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/36 "2011-01-07T03:42:11Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > I like this idea. I think you should withhold all your brilliance from us until I apologize. Bravo, sir. Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/37 "2011-01-07T04:18:41Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > I like this idea. I think you should withhold all your brilliance from us until I apologize. Care to deal with the substance of his post? ---
**Author:** ![Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/38 "2011-01-07T04:19:47Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > I like this idea. I think you should withhold all your brilliance from us until I apologize. I see you have no honor. ---
**Author:** ![Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/39 "2011-01-07T04:20:50Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Care to deal with the substance of his post? Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-scalia-is-an-orginialist/566581/40 "2011-01-07T04:46:16Z")
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