@Toussaint L: I truly hope this man does not think he speaks for more than those like himself. As one of the 9 "superannuated judges," he's been there too long.
He completely ignores the explicit words of the Constitution you just cited. If he could enforce what he says, all rights ever amassed by minorities and women would be right back in the hands of conservative-minded people who advocate states rights over government - there would be no recourse then. That is the scenario playing out today. Just the other day, I read where there is an advocate who wants to bring back the worthless confederate money system, "or something."
If Americans don't be careful, we will lose all sense of proportion in anything worth having. But for a judge to purport what Judge Scalia has is pathetic. He is an educated man, but he talks like a militant in that he alludes to states rights in a "do as you please when you please because you can" kind of way. I believe if some states thought they could override what the Constitution says about Federal vs. states rights and certain portions of the 14th Amendment they don't like, they would raise a states' flag beside the federal one, and coin states' money of some sort. His words/view could potentially arouse like sentiment to make empty demands on the Union.
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