'Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court justice known for his rigid conservatism and wicked turn of phrase, might appreciate that his specter lurks over the Amy Coney Barrett hearings. It recalls one of his most memorable lines,' writes JoanBiskupic
It recalls one of his most memorable lines, as he took issue with a controversial standard for state aid to religious schools. He likened a decades-old rule -- criticized by justices but never overruled -- to"some ghoul in a late-night horror movie that repeatedly sits up in his grave and shuffles abroad ... frightening the little children and school attorneys."Scalia was not a man of ambiguity. His views were black and white.
In a university appearance around the same time, he closed his defense before students with the memorable:"Quack, quack."Scalia was famously friendly with Ginsburg -- something several Republican senators noted on Monday. She said he was one of the few people who made her laugh. Ginsburg added of Scalia in one interview, "I love him. But sometimes I'd like to strangle him.
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