I find it absolutely appalling that a member of the Supreme Court should be so insensitive to the history of his country that he should articulate a Divine Right of Kings policy in public or, for that matter, even THINK the bloody thought! Is Scalia so ill-educated, then, that he has no appreciation of the blood and treasure that was given up in order to undo that notion? Jesus H. Christ on a crutch!! The divine right of governments? Puhleeze.

Guest, thanks for a reasoned assessment,. I will be interested, if you can get this thread back on its original; track, to follow the discussion.

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