Constitutional Hero
That would be Justice Antonin Scalia. Speaking at a Federalist Society gathering, he addressed the subject of the "living constitution":
"That's the argument of flexibility and it goes something like this: The Constitution is over 200 years old and societies change. It has to change with society, like a living organism, or it will become brittle and break."
"But you would have to be an idiot to believe that," Scalia said. "The Constitution is not a living organism, it is a legal document. It says something and doesn't say other things."
I hope the liberals who kept harping about the "living constitution" during the Roberts and Alito hearings take note - this was directed at you.
If the Supreme Court ever starts an OJT program, I want Scalia to run it.
I wish Justice Scalia could hear the applause in my household. Justice Scalia, please don't ever change.
