13-12-2014, 08:05 PM
It's true that the original Constitution didn't outlaw slavery, but the 13th Amendment did. Scalia would not tell you that the Constitution is "silent" on slavery.
Also, "anonymous tips" are notoriously unreliable. The fact that the tipster doesn't want to be known should be of great concern to law enforcement.
What Scalia didn't say was, "well, you can't pull over a car full of terrorists just based on an anonymous tip, but you CAN dispatch a police car to observe them, and see if they do anything worthy of a stop, such as failing to signal a lane change, or perhaps failing to put the "outsize load" red flags on the bits of the atomic bomb that protrude from the bed of the truck."
Also, "anonymous tips" are notoriously unreliable. The fact that the tipster doesn't want to be known should be of great concern to law enforcement.
What Scalia didn't say was, "well, you can't pull over a car full of terrorists just based on an anonymous tip, but you CAN dispatch a police car to observe them, and see if they do anything worthy of a stop, such as failing to signal a lane change, or perhaps failing to put the "outsize load" red flags on the bits of the atomic bomb that protrude from the bed of the truck."
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."