Antonin Scalia questions what a moderate reading of a legal text really means. He argues that the Constitution does not give a right to torture and that burning a flag counts as protected speech. He also warns that the federal government can act without strong state limits, so the courts must guard the original meaning.
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Antonin Scalia was a judge, best known for Scalia's court.
Quick Facts About Antonin Scalia
Born
March 11, 1936
Died
February 13, 2016
Profession
Judge
Notable works
Scalia's court
About Antonin Scalia
He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018, and George Mason University named its law school the Antonin Scalia Law School in his honor.
![“[If critics of the Pledge of Allegiance persuaded the public it should be changed] then we could eliminate under God from the Pledge of Allegiance, that could be democratically done.” quote by Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b45/antonin-scalia-2855_allegiance_if-critics-of-the-pledge-of-allegiance-p_1662287.png)
![“We should start calling this law SCOTUScare ... [T]his Court's two decisions on the Act will surely be remembered through the years ... And the cases will publish forever the discouraging truth that the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others, and is prepared to do whatever…” quote by Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/735/antonin-scalia-2855_calling_we-should-start-calling-this-law-scotusc_2485398.jpg)
![“We do Him [God] honor in our pledge of allegiance, in all our public ceremonies. There's nothing wrong with that. It is in the best of American traditions, and don't let anybody tell you otherwise. I think we have to fight that tendency of the secularists to impose it on all of us through the…” quote by Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/924/antonin-scalia-2855_allegiance_we-do-him-god-honor-in-our-pledge-of-all_953659.png)
