Justice Scalia rebukes opponents of Washington State's domestic partnership law (free speech, first amendment)

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

...Scalia had only sarcasm for opponents of Washington state's domestic partner law, who wanted to overturn the law through a referendum without having their names made public.

"Oh, this is such a touchy-feely, oh so sensitive" point of view, Scalia said.

"The 1st Amendment does not protect you from criticism or even nasty phone calls when you exercise your political rights to legislate, or to take part in the legislative process," Scalia lectured Bopp.

Supreme Court conservative Justice Antonin Scalia switches roles in domestic partnership case - latimes.com

Considering his position on the recent case involving free speech, I'm beginning to like Scalia more and more. He's becoming a reliably strong defender of the First Amendment.

[irishvanguard]

Well, actually, Scalia is a strong accountability proponent.