Under Assault

As long as Antonin Scalia is on the Supreme Court, then logic – and just plain common sense – will be under assault. Justice Scalia appeared on Fox News Sunday to argue that women don't have a right to privacy in America – and thus don't have a right to contraception – while also saying that people might have a right to own hand-held rocket launchers. Scalia said he disagreed with the Supreme Court's Griswold decision, which gave married couples the legal right to have condoms in their bedrooms - something that was illegal prior to 1965 - arguing, "There's no right to privacy in the Constitution." Then Scalia argued that the second amendment applies to any sort of weapon that can be carried in someone's hands...hence the phrasing of the 2nd Amendment's "right to bear arms." Thus, a hand-held rocket launcher is fair game in Scalia's mind. So this is a vision of our future laid out by one of the most powerful men in the nation. It's a place where Americans can walk around armed with rocket launchers, while at the same time women have absolutely no right to do even own a condom if the state says, "No." This November, the Supreme Court hangs in the balance. And if Mitt Romney wins – he says we should expect a few more Scalia's on the high court.