I cannot believe N. Pelosi Speaker of a DEMOCRATIC House could not get this ERA bill passed!!! What has she done as Speaker? We need to write to our elected officials to resurrect AND PASS this ERA bill! The Supreme COurt was way out of line imposing such an absurd time frame to file a complaint.

Ladies, Here is a link to send a email to your senators to support the ERA bill that was defeated by Republicans 2 days ago. This link will tell you how your Senators voted. This bill is not dead- they only need 3 Republicans to vote humanely. http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=/now/issues/alert/?al…

Last year I attended a speech Justice Scalia gave at a university and he did answer some questions. The one I wanted to ask was: about the 2nd amendment: The Federal gov. protects the right of all citizens to bear arms. Then it may be the right of the individual states to determine which arms can be used (to bear) and how (as long as there is access to some agrred “arm”) . Would you then agree that a state can enforce laws on registration, limiting selling at gun shows, limit weapons “arms” a technology improves arms to…… whatever arm the state picks….such as a single action hunting rifle? Therefore, District of Columbia, as long as some arm is able to be had (rifle with license) then a citizen has their 2nd amendment right protected. Yes? He could not answer on any up-coming judgemnts…. what do you ladies think?

Clear indication of what was/is at stake when we vote for the Presidency — and WHY a more progressive Congress and Presidency is needed for the BALANCE. Turn the page, America — for a NEW generational of leadership. We boomers have let American down in this key area that affects so much of American life. Turn the page.

Best thing ever written about the debacle in Florida and the stolen election: THE BETRAYAL OF AMERICAN by Vincent Bugliosi with Jerry Spense. It basically accuses the 7 majority justices in BUSH v. GORE of treason. Likewise, it exposes some of the more egregious errors committed by the House of Representatives in their impeachment witch hunt against Pres. Clinton. Bugliosi became very politically incorrect after 9/11 and seemed to disappear until he recently published on another subject.

I agree strongly that the Supreme Court became a fraud when it put Bush in the White House instead of Al Gore, who had won the election. I also agree that the Democrats must win the election in November to protect the Supreme Court from any more like Scalia. However, the Democrats seem to be ready to give the election to John McCain whether they nominate Obama or Clinton since the party is so split. The answer is to nominate Al Gore as a partial correction for the Supreme Court’s disastrous choice of Bush and as a solution for the fact that Obama supporters will not support Clinton, and Clinton supporters will not support Obama. Even if the party nominates one of these current candidates, there will not be party unity. Al Gore would be more likely to unite the party and to attract independent and even conservative votes, especially since conservatives have now joined his campaign to conserve the planet.

I have a dear friend who fishes with Scalia. He has told me stories about their time together that made me understand how Scalia can be a friend of Ginsberg’s. I think it’s fascinating, and so unusual, to have friends whose opinions are very different, and have discussions with them. Takes a lot of respect, patience and listening. Hard, but worth it.

We don’t just have problems with the Supremes—read John Grisham’s latest: The Appeal. An eye opening and depressing look at how our courts are being corrupted at the state level by corporate interests.

I lost my respect for the Supreme Court when I read Bush v. Gore. I am not surprised that Scalia was the one beating the other four into submission. What was shocking were several things. That the author of the opinion did not sign the opinion. That they stated in the opinion it could not be precedent, making it clear that they were just appointing a president and not interpreting the constititution. That Scalia now says that Gore was the one who took the election into the courts. In point of fact, Bush filed a federal lawsuit the Saturday after the election, before Gore did. Several election officials in Florida and several voters also filed suits. Gore was the last to try his hand at the courts, simply filing requests for recounts with the election officials in Florida until everyone else was in the courts. Scalia should be ashamed of himself. He subverted democracy [counting the votes] for narrow and temporary political advantage and forever tarnished his legacy. And arguably he is therefore responsible for the invasion of Iraq, a violation of international law. The Constitution entrusts the election process to the various states, with electoral college ties or lack of majority to be sorted out in the House of Representatives. http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articleii.html#sect… Nothing in the Fourteenth Amendment or the history of that Amendment was intended to impose a federal oversight by the Supreme Court on the state’s manner of choosing electoral college members. I look forward to seeing the 60 minutes segment tonight. However, I doubt that it will enhance my low opinion of Scalia. He is a traitor to the very Constitution he swore to uphold.

The Supreme Court has become a lightening rod for the populace to ridicule or praise dependent upon personal opinion. If only the Congress had the guts and courage to legislate then the Court could pretty much return to it’s business of Constitutional interpretation. I thought Justice Scalia’s point re abortion rights was right on the money. The Constitution says nothing about allowing NOR prohibiting abortion. For years I have thought Congress could and SHOULD have passed legislation to allow a woman the right to have an abortion. However, they were political cowards and appeared quite happy to have activist judges make a law from the bench and, thereby, abrogated their Constitutional responsibility. I’ve often heard the maxim that ‘bad cases make bad law’. For the last 30 years it would also seem that Congress believes that NEEDED legislation about controversial issues is best left alone in hopes that a lawsuit will make its way to the court…..in other words, ‘passing the buck’. Ms. Stahl’s interview was well done and Justice Scalia did a good job too.

Bonnie O - I was beginning to think that I was the only person that thought Scalia deserves to live yet another day. While I don’t agree with all his opinions I do respect the man. He truely feels that he is doing what he was appointed to do, even if it goes against his own personal belief. Is he wrong at times - only to those of us who disagree with him. Is he right at times - only to those of us who agree with him. But to blame the poor man for all the woes of the US at this time is alittle hard to swallow. He doesn’t seem so all powerful that he could force all the other judges to see things his way. We might be able to blame the whole of the Supreme Court for many of our woes but Scalia has not single-handedly taken this country down. Basically what I got from his interview tonight was that if you don’t like a law you should get your ass in gear and try to change it by the popular vote - the good old American way. Don’t file suits and expected him to change the Constitution to make you happy. He seems to be a hard man who has had to make hard decisions and sticks by his guns. Atleast you know who you are dealing with when you hear him talk. He doesn’t seem to talk out both sides of his mouth as so many do.

Great interview! Not sure he should have been so public while still actively on the Supreme Court. Couldn’t be all bad if he raised 9 children to be Republicans!

His response to the torture question seemed insensitive. He did not speak to the fact that many of these prisoners were never convicted in a court of law of any crime, so how does the constitution protect them? And, I liked the way he blamed Gore for that miscarriage of justice.