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What? Do you mean to say that the U.S. Supreme Court justices are human beings, with actual tempers?<\/p>\n

I guess so, if the story attached to this post is any indicator.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2015\/06\/supreme-court-justices-antonin-scalia-samuel-alito-119486.html?ml=po<\/p>\n

The two huge rulings this week — affirming the Affordable Care Act and legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states — reportedly has revealed a growing schism between the two wings of the court.<\/p>\n

Conservative justices don’t like the liberal tilt the court showed in the two rulings.<\/p>\n

And at least one of them, Justice Antonin Scalia, said as much in his dissenting opinions.<\/p>\n

Scalia and fellow Justice Samuel Alito appear to be angriest at Justice Anthony Kennedy, who joined the liberal justices on both rulings. Kennedy was picked for the court by a conservative president, Ronald Reagan, as was Scalia; Alito was picked by President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n

I happen to believe that Scalia and Alito need to settle down. It seems a stretch for me to believe that a high court headed by yet another Bush selection, Chief Justice John Roberts, is going to become a bastion of liberal constitutional interpretation.<\/p>\n

OK, so the liberals won two gigantic victories. Obamacare stands and gay marriage is now legal.<\/p>\n

There will be plenty of other fights along the way.<\/p>\n

What’s more, the fact that Scalia wrote such scathing dissents shouldn’t surprise anyone. He’s known for using colorful language and is fearless in stating his case.<\/p>\n

As for the court’s fifth conservative justice, Clarence Thomas, well … he’s always silent during oral arguments before the court. The day Justice Thomas<\/em> erupts in a fit of rage might be cause for concern.<\/p>\n\n

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