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Antonin Scalia

If we're picking people to draw out of their own conscience and experience a 'new' Constitution, we should not look principally for good lawyers. We should look to people who agree with us. When we are in that mode, you realize we have rendered the Consti

Antonin Scalia

Experience

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Antonin Scalia is saying that when choosing people to interpret or create a new Constitution, the main criterion should be whether they share the same views, rather than their legal expertise. This suggests that agreement in perspective is prioritized over objective legal skill in such situations.

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