Scalia Says Religion Infuses U.S. Government and History - AP

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New York - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Monday that a religion-neutral government does not fit with an America that reflects belief in God in everything from its money to its military.

"I suggest that our jurisprudence should comport with our actions," Scalia told an audience attending an interfaith conference on religious freedom at Manhattan's Shearith Israel synagogue.

An outspoken conservative, Scalia joined a gathering that included the chief judge of New York state, Judith Kaye, a member of this Orthodox synagogue where the late Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo had worshipped.

The discussion in the century-old edifice was lively.

"I have spent many private hours with Justice Scalia - in print," said Kaye, who has led New York's highest court for almost a dozen years since she was appointed by Gov. Mario Cuomo, a liberal Democrat.

Scalia, 68, addressed the topic of government and its relationship to religion.

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1. Thom Hartmann was ripping this apart point by point. Scalia is a liar, an

idiot or both. Thom Hartmann's radio show is over today but the mp3 will be available later at: http://www.whiterosesociety.org/
Thanks to our fantastic DUer benburch.

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3. Thom was brilliant!!

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2. Scalia couldn't shine Cardozo's shoes

Cardozo was a thoughtful, brilliant jurist. His opinions are loooooong but the dude wrote some great prose. Conversely, Scalia's opinions tend to be rambling, obtuse diatribes that make almost no sense, and usually involve his criticizing another justice somewhere in the text. He's a disgrace.

Scalia. Bleh.

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