Rest In Peace Judge Antonin Scalia champion of the US Constitution and liberty. It has been my opinion that for a long time now he has been one of the lynch pins in preserving liberty in the United States and if you are someone who loves liberty it can not be understated what a tragic this loss is for our republic. Scalia believed that when interpreting the constitution a judge must look at the original documents and debates at the time the constitution was written in order apply the law properly. This is in stark contrast to how most judges rule and how most law universities have been teaching the law over the last 60 years. Most believe in simply interpreting without any context at all, even using international law, new dictionary meanings of words, or the whims of how it might impact people when ruling on matters of law and the constitution. As Scalia stated over many times this simply means the judge can rewrite the law simply by telling others that they have a new definition of this or that word. When judges do this they transfer power from the congress (which represents the American people) to the judiciary where judges are not elected, have no chance of being recalled by the people, etc...
There will be many discussions about who the next Supreme Court justice will be. I can assure you that whom ever is elected will not ever equal that of Scalia. Without someone on the court who is an originalist I fear there will be no voice calling out the other justices whether conservative or liberal when they simply ignore the original intent of the laws and the constitution and then by fiat act as Kings and Queens.
This is a huge loss for our country and it simply can not be overstated. I fear this could be the pulled thread that unravels our republic.