Antonin Scalia: Stupidity Doesn’t Make Something Unconstitutional

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It’s possible for a law to be really stupid, but still constitutional, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Wednesday in a lecture at Tufts University.

Scalia’s appearance attracted a couple dozen student protesters outside the venue. Inside, Tufts’ president said school officials had to increase seating capacity twice and even turn down ticket requests from some local law students.

Scalia talked about his approach to interpreting the U.S. Constitution, calling it a legal document and “not an organism.”

The justice also called himself a conservative, saying he’d put more people in jail if it was up to him, just not in violation of that document.

Scalia has served on the nation’s highest court since 1986, following a nomination by President Ronald Reagan.

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