But we all know we have the smartest person in the world right here on this board in TA. After all, he could have easily beat Scalia in any debate..lol
On our nation’s highest court, Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were polar opposites. Scalia, a famed conservative, once said of his liberal colleague and friend – “what’s not to like — except her views on the law.”
Their relationship and unlikely friendship provided such a storyline that a comedic opera was released about the pair in July 2015.
So, it should not be a surprise that Justice Ginsburg had such strong words to say about the untimely passing of her dear friend. From her official statement:
“Toward the end of the opera Scalia/Ginsburg, tenor Scalia and soprano Ginsburg sing a duet: ‘We are different, we are one,’ different in our interpretation of written texts, one in our reverence for the Constitution and the institution we serve. From our years together at the D.C. Circuit, we were best buddies.”
Justice Ginsburg continued to discuss how their rivalry served to better the Court:
“We disagreed now and then, but when I wrote for the Court and received a Scalia dissent, the opinion ultimately released was notably better than my initial circulation. Justice Scalia nailed all the weak spots—the ‘applesauce’ and ‘argle bargle’—and gave me just what I needed to strengthen the majority opinion.
He was a jurist of captivating brilliance and wit, with a rare talent to make even the most sober judge laugh. The press referred to his ‘energetic fervor,’ ‘astringent intellect,’ ‘peppery prose,’ ‘acumen,’ and ‘affability,’ all apt descriptions. He was eminently quotable, his pungent opinions so clearly stated that his words never slipped from the reader’s grasp.”
Concluding, Ginsburg added a tribute to her “treasured friend”:
“Justice Scalia once described as the peak of his days on the bench an evening at the Opera Ball when he joined two Washington National Opera tenors at the piano for a medley of songs. He called it the famous Three Tenors performance. He was, indeed, a magnificent performer. It was my great good fortune to have known him as working colleague and treasured friend.”
Replacing Justice Scalia will be a dominating topic in the political world for the near future.
Many Republicans believe President Obama should wait to for the next administration to appoint a successor to the Supreme Court. However, leading Democrats have said that the President should send a nominee to the Senate right away.
http://www.ijreview.com/2016/02/537806-they-may-not-have-always-agreed-but-ruth-bader-ginsburg-had-powerful-words-about-her-best-buddy-antonin-scalias-death/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=owned&utm_campaign=ods&utm_term=ijamerica
