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Justice Scalia on Cameras in the Court

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At a forum hosted by the Aspen Institute in 2005, Justice Scalia spoke about the use of cameras in the Supreme Court.

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/vidLink.php?b=1120511839&e=11205119...

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  • I agree with Scalia and O'Connnor. I believe placing cameras inside Courtrooms would destroy our justice system. Witnesses, informants, experts are already hesitant to testify in open Court. Without witnesses, informants, and experts our justice system would ultimately fail. People don't want the Court system to turn into a montage of talk show hosts from liberal and conservative sides dissecting snippets for their own bias'. It is already open to the public, just go and sit inside the Court.

  • Thank you for posting this, CSPAN.

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  • I would love to see that

  • one close look.uswe.state.gov.3330/

  • @unknownunknowns Perhaps but the reverse is also often true. Why is it that my local government will only talk to me over the phone and never email me. I KNOW they have email but if it is over the phone they can say that I misunderstood them or there is no record of it. My doctor just got email and he hates it for the same reasons. I love it because I don't have to play telephone tag to reach him. Do you understand this? I believe in as open a government as possible.

  • @exenrontexas Yes, but hearing someone's voice can be more misinterpreted than the written to understand what they mean. Being in front of the camera changes the way you behave and in a deceitful one just to make the viewers happy and that not the judge's job.

  • @unknownunknowns Reading the opinions is good but the video is far more expeditious and you get to hear the passion and inflection of their voices. The printed word usually does not convey that. You will be able to hear the disgust and deceit in Scalia's voice when talking about human rights and the Constitution.

  • @exenrontexas Yes but that's why you can always read their WRITINGS. By not implementing cameras you'll be forced to READ and not misinterpret their rulings which can be very important to the direction of the country.

  • Scalia is a toad. He is UNQUALIFIED to say what the people will say or not say. The fact is that the PEOPLE have an absolute right to know what the government is doing in their name with their money.

  • @parafleet - How is torture unconstitutional professor?

  • @socalcraigster It was a response to his statement that torture is not un-Constitutional. It was also a joke. High class calling names on YouTube, though. Good form.

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