Associate Justice Antonin Scalia continues to affirm his ideological zealot stripes when it comes to issues pertaining to feminism, race and egalitarian justice requisites. I find him to be more allied with Benito Mussolini than with the impartiality required in dealing with life’s realities as they truly exist and not as he perceives they should be.
His vote allowed George Walker Bush, who many presumed to be illegally elected (before all of Florida’s votes were counted), and his continued views regarding minority rights, and “the perpetuation of racial entitlement” are unconscionable and attest to his alignment with right wing Republicans throughout this nation seeking to disenfranchise millions of citizens of their constitutional right to vote.
There is no question in my mind based upon Scalia’s 27 years of rulings that he fits the image of the “wise guy” (mafiosa) and his omerta (code of silence) pertaining to conservative extremism is analogous to his silence/denial of political influence of his opinions.
Frank C. Rohrig
Milford