Justice Scalia

I'm pretty liberal. Yet there is this Boy Scout part of me that respects other opinions. Justice Scalia loved the Constitution as I do. He had different opinions than I do. Whatever you think, if you love our country, you should respect that love.

Our country was founded on disagreement - but gentlemanly disagreement.
My Ancestor was a ship captain in the Revolution. He was captured by the British and 'paroled'. That meant he was free to return home but he was bound to not fight. He did that until he was informed that he had been 'exchanged' for a British officer. Then he could go back into the fight. which he did.

That was the kind of world the United States was born into. We don't live there anymore but parts of me kinda wish we did. That Boy Scout part wishing we acted like adults.

I wish our current politics were based on actual debate and not on personality or creed. Politicians seem to care only about getting re-elected and playing to their voters can trump what is best for our country. We've gotten so polarized - and Justice Scalia certainly represented the right wing - but maybe not the extreme right wing. I'm saying we need voices on each side of every debate but they must be reasonable voices. People that can find the common good.

Remember when compromise was what happened in Congress? Compromise takes honestly debating the issues but we've degenerated into competing sound bites.

We have to stop acting like 4 year old children.