Rehnquist Dead

Well I admit that the punchline was weak, but the idea was funny. I find the funniest parts of the Onion to be the weekly horoscope. Like the most recent one for Sagittarius:

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Sagittarius November 22 - December 21
It doesn't matter if you've done nothing wrong and been charged with no crime. CNN's Nancy Grace is certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that you're guilty and should be "put down like a dog."

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Scalia gave an interesting speech to the Chapman University law students last week. He talks about the Court ruling on moral issues:

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Originally Posted by Scalia

I am questioning the propriety -- indeed, the sanity -- of having a value-laden decision such as this made for the entire society ... by unelected judges.

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Interesting stuff, if he really thinks this way. The cynic in me thinks he could also be blowing smoke with the Roberts confirmation coming up (this speech was before Renquist died).
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/08/30/sc....ap/index.html