The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Thursday, December 12, 2002  

MOVE ALONG, PEOPLE, MOVE ALONG!
Nothing to See Here
Just a Little Constitutionally Protected Bedroom Cross Burning

In the spring, when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the appeal of Lawrence v. Texas (in re sodomy), we would all do well to remember this remark by Justice Antonin Scalia, made yesterday while the court was hearing arguments in Virginia v. Black (in re cross-burning):

“Surely one can burn a cross in the sanctity of one’s bedroom.”

Oh, I get it. Cross-burning in the sanctity, or privacy, of one’s bedroom is allowed, protected even, but all that other stuff, well, you can forget about it.

And a word to the wise: If you ever find yourself a guest of Justice and Mrs. Scalia and you accept their invitation to stay overnight, ignore the smoke alarm. It’s really nothing.

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