Scalia Said The Court Had

Power Tends To Corrupt. But The Power In Washington Resides In Congress, If It Wants To Use It. It Can Do Anything-it Can Stop The Vietnam War. It Can Make Its Will Felt, If It Can Ever Get Its Act Together To Do Anything.

The Constitution Does Not Trust Judges To Make Determinations Of Criminal Guilt.

Why Can't The State Accede To The Public's Wishes?

The Virtue Of A Democratic System With A [constitutionally Guaranteed Right To Free Speech] Is That It Readily Enables The People, Over Time, To Be Persuaded That What They Took For Granted Is Not So, And To Change Their Laws Accordingly.

With Respect To Public Acknowledgment Of Religious Belief, It Is Entirely Clear From Our Nation's Historical Practices That The Establishment Clause Permits This Disregard Of Polytheists And Believers In Unconcerned Deities, Just As It Permits The Disregard Of Devout Atheists.