Sunday, October 15, 2006
On this day:

Justice Scalia debates ACLU President

Should judges in this country consider the decisions of foreign judges when interpreting the laws and Constitution of the United States?

Is flag-burning protected by the First Amendment?

How should the due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments be interpreted? Do they have substantive content, or is the concept of "substantive due process" a contradiction in terms?

Under our Constitution, who should decide whether certain sexual practices are legal or illegal? Judges or legislatures?

Is it appropriate for judges to appeal to natural law in their decisionmaking?

Should the meaning of Constitutional provisions evolve over time to reflect societal changes or should they mean today what they meant when they were adopted?

Does Justice Antonin Scalia consider himself to be a "strict constructionist"?

And why on earth would he hang out with the President of the American Civil Liberties Union?

Those are a few of the topics that were addressed Sunday in a debate between Justice Antonin Scalia and ACLU President Nadine Strossen. The debate was televised on C-Span, and you can watch it here. It's about an hour long, but well worth it.