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Scalia v. Breyer: Do legislators' intentions matter?

AP reports that:One of the most conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court and one of the most liberal ones sparred Friday over capital punishment, the direct election of senators and various other constitutional questions during a rare public debate that highlighted their philosophical differences. Antonin Scalia, 74, the longest-serving current justice, appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan, and Stephen Breyer, 72, appointed by Democrat Bill Clinton, shared the stage in front of a crowd of thousands during a West Texas event organized by Texas Tech University Law School.The most interesting part to me of this public clash, or at least what's in AP's report, was this exchange: Scalia said he has no interest in what legislators intended when making a particular law...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 14, 2010 (boomark / email).