Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "Hear Justice Antonin Scalia talk about Roe v. Wade (2012)" video.

I'm Australian but went to college in America (late 80s). I did engineering but a bunch of my frat brothers were pre-law with a few becoming lawyers. They love doing hypothetical arguments with me about the Amendments. These days I think they did it at times just to hear a different view. Either way I got a odd education in the US Constitution. 1) I think you are absolutely right about the hero worship factor and it blinds people. We have it hear too. I think every nation does to some extent, but America seems to amp it up a bit above average. Look at the current Trump, Biden, Bernie & Hilary problems. They all lack substance and in Trump's case morality and ethics, but to their devoted bases they are infallible. 2) I think his hole "substantive due process" is utter bunk. If his argument holds then all those people who hide behind the absolutism of the 1st Amendment would lose their right to say what ever they like. Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, OAN and ALL the "news" outlets who push "opinion as fact" can get shut down. Alex Jones and all the other conspiracy clowns are gone as well. All the TV evangelists who promote some truly insane stuff gone as well. All of the infomercial people gone as well, in fact most of the advertising industry gone. Basically anybody who currently uses the 1st to do what they do irrespective of reality are gone. All anybody would need to do is declare them a public nuisance. 3) He goes on and on about "due process." He should have been asked about his role in founding the "Federalist Society" and the LACK of due process in allowing other opinions on the SC. If you actually consider what the Federalist Society is and its aims it exists for one thing - to circumvent the due process of allowing a broad range of opinions the represents ALL of American society on the SC. What about the due process for all those other people with other views? 4) Finally - Look at the political dodge where he was questioned about what's legal. "I don't have public opinions on what's legal." WTF. Go have a look at some of the recent comments. There's a lot of the hero worship for a guy who did one of the best ever political dodges on a straight forward question. I think you've hit the subject right on the tip. Americans are too willing to hero worship people who are at best fallible.
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@newtonia-uo4889 It took me seconds to realise how stupid you are. GO BACK and look at my comment. In my first point is said: "Look at the current Trump, Biden, Bernie & Hilary problems. They all lack substance and in Trump's case morality and ethics, but to their devoted bases they are infallible." 3 of the 4 I named were from your "other side" Way to prove that your kind can't read or think and yet all claim you do.
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