Justice Scalia Laughs At Rick Perry’s Tenther View Of The Constitution
Yet this break between Scalia — who has long been considered one of the nation’s leading conservative legal thinkers — and the increasingly vocal tenther movement demonstrates just how far today’s conservatives have strayed from the mainstream. Indeed, congressional Republicans have largely abandoned Scalia’s sensible view that people who are accountable to the electorate and not unelected judges should be responsible for the federal budget. Last year, the congressional GOP leadership released a so-called “Pledge to America” which made the false tenther claim that “lack of respect for the clear Constitutional limits and authorities has allowed Congress to create ineffective and costly programs that add to the massive deficit year after year.”
Being to the Right of Scalia is no easy feat. Congratulations Rick!
