Stephen's Tribute To Antonin Scalia
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- A lot has been and will be said about the late Justice Antonin Scalia, but Stephen has one very specific memory of the man.
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“The judge who always likes the results he reaches is a bad judge.” - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
We lost a patriot, I hope there will be others with such empathy, character, and devotion to justice and the American People.
Amy Coney Berrett will hopefully continue his legacy
@@caleb8695 Hopefully. She seemed solid in the hearings, but she definitely doesn't have the charisma. Not that charisma is necessary for the court, but that was one of the unique things about Scalia
@@caleb8695 she has no experience
@@jz8377 She clerked for Judge Laurence Silberman of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, followed by a year in the same capacity for Supreme Court Associate Justice Scalia. She then joined the Washington, D.C., law firm of Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin in, before making way to academia in with a stint as the John M. Olin Fellow at Law at George Washington University Law School. And in 2017 she was appointed to the Seventh circuit appeal court where she served for 3 years. What else do you want?
@@caleb8695 3 years of experience for a lifetime appointment..... that is legit nothing ..... at least 10-20 years but the GOP want young judges who can stand on the courts longer rather than experienced vet judges...
While I don't agree with everything Scalia did, I have the utmost respect for his protection of our constitutional rights and public security. He was also a man of true heart and character. Anyone who disrespects the man just because he believed in creationism is a loon and is everything wrong with this country.
+Dylan Palmer No, the people who believe in creationism and flat earth and Obama is an Islamic communist dictator are the loons. There is nothing wrong with not respecting Scalia, but I suppose for civility sake, we could refrain from saying mean things for his family to see. Just don't ask people to morn for something they don't respect in the first place.
He's Catholic isn't he? So he isn't a creationist. The Church does not hold the creationist stance l and believes that evolution is compatible with God's design
a dark lie, to say that Scalia was a creationist! what's your source? what Scalia would uphold is your right to believe in creationism; he would do the same thing if you believed in evolutionism. don't be an ass.
@@chemicalfrankie1030 Yes, originalism
He was a horrible person with extremely antiquated world views.
Imagine Colbert in that room where he absolutely destroyed the president and media ruthlessly at such a tense time. At the end, he had to want to run out of the room but luckily Scalia came up and talked to him. It's in those moments where a person's true color shows. One of the few Republicans who could take a joke and it's sad how his death quickly became political.
+Miles Finnch have you seen his record? I am damn glad he is out of the supreme court.
+Miles Finnch With the shit he pulled he made things political. He had a man executed despite evidence that he was innocent. How could this not get political.
+Miles Finnch You also have to praise Colbert for not going after Scalia's record in this segment, a true mark of a man of high class. (In contrast, if Chris Christie died, Jimmy Fallon would have a field day making heart disease jokes.)
+Tyler Lewis Has Jimmy Fallon ever made an insulting joke upon their death? He may fawn over his guests too much, but I don't recall him ever insulting someone who just passed.
+Miles Finnch yes, a person's true colors is shown at a political event, one day in 2006, not through 30 years at the bench in the Supreme Court, obviously
He was a powerful jurist and a man of firm principle (which I totally disagreed with but had to respect). This showed he also had the single most important trait of a person with true power (and he did have this), he could and did laugh at himself.
If this man was the enemy of my beliefs then I will say he was an enemy of the highest quality that I could respect. RIP
+cyberdan42
I don't think I would have had the courage to say this, because of what I thought of Scalia while he was still alive. Therefore, I'll do the slightly less courageous thing instead, which is stating I agree with you, "like" your comment, and thank you for making it in the first place. It shows much grace and Class that you did so.
Firm principle? The dude said it was okay to put an innocent man to death.
He also flipped flopped like a fish on states rights, if you did something he liked state rights all around, if you did something he hated fuck you supremacy clause.
He said it was okay for states to ban homosexual sex and sodomy.
He one case he was against cops taking a DNA sample without a warrant but in another he said cops can strip searched without one.
He was also responsible for the Citizens United ruling which corrupted politics.
Pifacedude
Principles we don't agree with, or even principles that are, or are applied in, despicable ways, can still be firm principles.
The only one of your examples that is a counterexample is the "flip-floppiness on state rights" one, and I don't have enough knowledge to go on to verify the validity of that one.
Could you provide some examples (with sources obviously), say 6 -- three of each -- of rulings where Scalia voted respectively for and against the Supremacy Clause?
+cyberdan42 No he was a man you could FEAR but not RESPECT.
+cyberdan42 He went against his principles on many occasions...
"Ten years ago this April, when I gave a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner"
HOLY SHIT that was ten years ago?!
shhhh
+daarrkmatter he lost his edge at cbs, not gonna lie
+daarrkmatter I feel Colbert kinda got forced into this new role taking over this show from Letterman, you can see he is not really comfortable forcibly interacting with the audience and/or the music guys.
They saw Colbert and saw that it was good, but then forced him..oh im sorry I mean "asked" him to be letterman 2.0.
But you still see old Colbert every now and then.
*****
He's definitely softer, but I mean let's be fair here. Unlike Stewart, he's no activist. That's not a thing I think he'd want to do for the rest of his life. I don't see a problem with him taking it easy and goofing around on a talk show, especially since he's more political than any other talk show host has ever been, and his persistence in getting not only politicians but other major players in government on his show has been a good thing. If that's what serving the corporate overlords looks like, I wanna see more of it!
It seems like a conscious decision on his part. He took the gig of hosting a talk show, it's kind of a given that means easing up on the politics part a bit. I don't hold it against him, particularly since when he does go into politics, he churns out some great stuff (The Hungry for Power Games!).
I'm very liberal and by no means agree with Scalia, but can't you guys at least be respectful?
Respect needs to earned, Scalia didn't earn enough, he had a few good rulings but the majority were straight up bad.
No, respect needs to earned and that piece of shit Scalia said hardly earned any, dude said it was okay to put an innocent man to death.
+lionthieves If you have class then the Democrat party isn't for you.
+lionthieves Scalia as a human being I am sorry you died. God will be judging YOU however for complacent and one might suggest corrupt attitudes you had - for the lives you took, for the denial of science, for your twisting of religiosity, for your lack of tolerance... the list goes on. Farewell Antonin. And God don't be too harsh on him - he wasn't really that bright.
+lionthieves IT's sad, but the people attacking him are just low lives that spend their days attacking people on the internet because they have failed in their own lives. Scalia lived a great life, he was himself.
It's sad that as a nation that just because a person believes differently than you that it makes them a bad person. I'm sure the same people will be on opposite sides of the argument when Ginsberg passes away, the right will say she's evil and glad she's gone and the left will say its classless to go after and make politics out of someone who just died..
I've become so politically neutral because of this left right struggle in the nation that it makes me not want to vote.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
+D Chan DOST THOU WANT TO GO, SIR?!
Colbert: Is the law on my side if I say "aye"?
+doubleplusgoodful That was beautiful. Thank you.
No sir, I bite my thumb.
+Sassafraster Do you quarrel, _sir_?
That is class. You can disagree with somebody and still respect them as a human being.
You can disagree on interpretations but not on facts. Scalia was very factual to say the least. Liberal side is not. Sorry that's just the truth.
Justice Antonin Scalia did his job according to his beliefs. That people here judge him so callously for his beliefs speaks of their own intolerance and ignorance. I disagreed with many of his rulings, however a powerful, judicious, man, one who stuck to his principles, passed away, and should be respected.
In addition, that's a misinterpretation of a quote. Scalia was remarking on how, based on the Constitution (of which he swore to uphold and defend for his lifetime as a Supreme Court Justice), if he received a fair and full trial then the sentence would be Constitutional. That doesn't mean that he thinks it's right, and he himself said that he wouldn't be surprised if the death penalty is ruled unconstitutional.
This is the full quote, from a dissenting opinion on the retrial of Troy Anthony Davis.
"This Court has never held that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who has had a full and fair trial but is later able to convince a habeas court that he is “actually” innocent. Quite to the contrary, we have repeatedly left that question unresolved, while expressing considerable doubt that any claim based on alleged “actual innocence” is constitutionally cognizable."
The fact is, Scalia was a conservative justice. By that, I mean that he would uphold exactly how he believes the Constitution and past courts have voted, and he would very rarely try to re-interpret or challenge a past court. He wouldn't twist the court for progressive issues, if he believed in them or not. You can agree with him sticking to the Constitution, or you can disagree, but either way, you must respect him for sticking to his beliefs and fulfilling his duty as he saw it.
While I don't agree with everything Scalia did, I have the utmost respect for his protection of our constitutional rights and public security. He was also a man of true heart and character. Anyone who disrespects the man just because he believed in creationism is a loon and is everything wrong with this country.
That was well done Colbert
Scalia was a man that could separate someone’s political ideology from their personality the man should be an idol to everyone because of this people shouldn’t be separated on their political believes everyone should watch how Scalia acted and treated people that he disagreed with this man was a truly respectful man and should be remembered for a long time to come
People immediately boiled down Scalia's death to the political ramifications, and no one has seemed to bother talking about him as a human being. Thank you Steven for giving this man some measure of respect and dignity
Who's here after RBG died?
idgaf
@@neoneherefrom5836 thats kinda rude
And Trump's brilliant eulogy for her
Justice Scalia's grandson Chris goes to my high school and I can only imagine how he's taking all the jokes about his granddad's death. Many think he was a great man and even if you don't agree, you can at least give him and his family the respect they deserve in this tough time.
Stephen is a much bigger man than I.
You must be a real small man then.
jhon klan ouch
Whether you agree with him or not, I gotta like Antonin Scalia's sense of humor.
God Bless you Antonin Scalia and RIP.
Stephen Colbert is such a class act, as always.
Stephen is a class act
Scalia even more.
Does anyone find it Interesting that Colbert does not mention both of them are practicing Roman Catholics?
Oh please, if you're trying to act like he's hiding it because it's considered dirty or some shit to be religious at all he mentions it all the damn time. I hate people who bash him for being Catholic even though he's done more for this country than the entire comment section at least.
Why would that come up in the context of him doing a gig?
Thank you, Stephen, for not going straight into the political effects of his death. I'm glad someone decided to pause and reflect on Mr. Scalia's legacy for a bit.
That White House Correspondence speech from Stephen is legitimately one of the most ballsy, greatest comedic performances I've ever seen. Cutting, intelligent, and brilliant. Seeing Scalia laugh at Stephen's joke was nice, as so many of the politicians there had no sense of humor at all while Colbert savaged them.
This is the one time I am ashamed of the liberals in the comment section. If you are a liberal and think conservatives hate on people because of their different views, STOP HATING ON SCALIA BECAUSE OF HIS DIFFERENT VIEWS. He may not have been the smarted, most fair Justice out there, but pay respect were respect is due. You'd be pissed if conservatives started celebrating Obama's death, right? Don't be the same.
+RaptorSquad This is much more than a person with difference of opinion. His difference of opinion effect every American and his difference of opinion have many negative implications unlike some guy venting at a dive bar. Respect is not something automatically granted upon death. If you dislike him before death, then his death should change nothing. I would say that for civility sake, one can always choose to not say something mean, but don't ask people to morn or pay respect to someone they didn't respect in the first place.
People aren't celebrating his death. They are celebrating the fact that he can no longer use his position of great power to harm many of the most vulnerable groups of Americans. Many people believe Scalia had a negative influence on the country. In a similar way want conservatives will be happy when Obama leaves office. I am sorry for his family because I would imagine they cared for him. But I am not sorry that he is no longer a justice. He was a terrible justice. He probably believed in what he was doing... But then again so did the justices who decided plessy or dred scot and look how that turned out.
That's how I feel too, but the taboo of never speaking ill of the dead has a strong hold still on many. I'm not glad and relieved he's dead as much as that he is finally off the court. If I didn't have such a low opinion of Clarence Thomas, I'd almost pity him in his grief, for what will he do now without Nino to follow like an eager puppy?
The disingenuousness of claiming to be an originalist, as if that's naturally admirable, as a cover for his prejudicially driven decisions, was reprehensible.
Rusty Shackleford
You are the king of copy and paste. What the hell does that have to do with my reply? In China, there are wu mao, so how much do you make for spreading right wing ideology?
He was hero when it came to pointing out the role of government and the importance of checks and balances. He understood that America was quickly turning into something that the Founders never intended. Hope many more like him rise up.
When I need to feel brave and want to laugh, I watch the 2006 White House Correspodents dinner. I love the clip of Scalia genuinely laughing, the only person smiling in the whole front row.
I agree with you and pray to God to keep you Smiling and Happy 💕
And now I understand that joke in the correspondents dinner. That makes it so much better.
Great story showing how cool Colbert can be.
Perfect tribute. Exactly how I feel about the man.
Most of you should be on the Court because you’re so good at judging others. Their job is to interpret the Constitution and not foist their opinions.
Stephen Colbert is so classy.
I disagreed with Scalia on so many issues, but I was very sad when he died. The man knew how to judge. He was funny and was a good person.
A very nice tribute. Well done!
Beautiful.
Colbert is a class act.
Thumbs up to Colbert!
I agree. Just watching his interviews he seemed like a great guy and someone who would be fun to have a drink with
I am a Canadian and, most of you think correctly, that we are more to the left. But I have to say that prior to 1982 (adoption of our Charter), Justice Scalia would have felt at home in Canada (and the UK). Judges in Canada were much more restrained than in the USA.
That was a great story Mr.Colbert. Thank you for sharing.
Whew. What a lesson on being the bigger man. Thank you.
classy, quite rare these days
You're a class act, Stephen! I love ya!
My administration and I don't agree with Scalia's views but we respect him and will continue to uplift his family in prayer.
thanks for sharing, Stephen!
In no way did I agree with a majority of what Scalia believed, but he was a human being who lost his life and left behind family and friends that are now in mourning, so RIP Scalia
+Tiago Frota agreed. I don't understand how everyone can just write off how detrimental he has been to the rights of minority groups who's rights should never be left to a majority vote/opinion.
just bc the man is dead doesn't mean everything he did to limit the rights of minority groups just disappears with his death.
Very professional Stephen. Good job sir.
I'm a law student in Europe but even here we recognize that Scalia, whether you agreed with him, was a very competent judge. It's just too bad the Supreme Court is so political in the US
Competent as in a complete hypocrite that was willing to an innocent man to death because he couldn't prove he was innocent to the court?
Competent as in flip flopping on states rights?
Competent as not giving minorities equal rights?
Competent as saying torture is a Ok because of the TV show 24?
+rymdalkis
Law students are certainly the most incompetent - maybe after some (neoclassical and austrian) economics - students of the world.
+rymdalkis I am also a law student in Europe and I can tell you that the common opinion, as I have understood it, is that a judge per definition is not competent if he can't put his personal beliefs aside when taking a stance on a judicial matter. Neather is he competent if he does not rule without a political bias, which seems to be a difficult thing to do when the system is working against you and you are being nominated on a political basis. The judicial system itself isn't independet which undermine it's legitimacy. It's a sort of judicial-political hybrid system.
Scalia is one of the greatest in history. The Constitution can't mean whatever we want it to mean. We need more originalists.
We're about to get one.
@@evanroden2225 Yeah, but now the Surpeme courts unbalanced which offends my centrism,
R.I.P. Scalia :'(
If I were Stephen, I wouldn't have said anything. I would go with the mom-ism of 'if you don't have anything nice to say about someone....". I am not Stephen and that's why he's got a show and I don't. Stephen is a gentleman.
A nice tribute and little human moment! RIP
Nice work mr Colbert
Nicely said.
Classy Stephen. Very classy.
Oh Stephen why are you so amazing?
You sir are a Gentleman! Funny as hell and on point
Scalia was truly a great man and I dont even like you so I'm pleased you didnt make jokes at his expense. He did have a wonderful sense of humor and he understood the constitution and had a way of explaining in true layman term. He will be missed.
Closed captioning is the best
This was a very honorable thing to do. I am, admittedly, a liberal (gasps), but when I heard of Scalia's passing I was shocked and disgusted at the amount of disrespect, both in the form of insensitive jokes and flat-out hostility and hatred. I don't care what people's politics are or what disagreements they may have with the opposing side; every person deserves dignity and respect at their passing...particularly for a position as important and honorable as a United States Supreme Court Justice. Thank you for being so cordial and respectful, Stephen. You are a true Patriot.
Scalia would NEVER have committed blatant perjury during his confirmation hearing....never.....frankly we would all be better off with 7 scales on the court right now than the crew we have now.
Colbert has a great way of being respectfully diapproving in very subtle ways. It's obvious that he found Scalia enfuriating on some level due to his right wing politics and positions on various things, this tribute gets that across, whilst being tasteful.
that was super classy. Stephen is top
A great American moment for these two on so many levels.
Most people simply respond better to a bit of fun and positivity in personal, genuine human interaction, whatever your deal is.
the fact that he was a man who made social justice warriors on the left spew there insensitive hate speach even while lying dead, shows he was a truly principaled and a great man. much respect justice scalia
You used the term social justice warrior without irony ... In this year of our lord 2016 .... Wow
+TheRedRaccoonDog liberalism is turning into a cult of bullys. even moderates are looking at your comments online and they are realizing you guys are worse then the conservatives, so filled with hatred. the hypocrisy is unreal. let me guess he was a bigot a racist and a homophobe right? keep saying those words over and over your just giving donald trump the moderate vote.
the point is is that if you guys want to be taken seriously you really have to pick your battles. everything just causes so much manufactured outrage with you people its like a herd mentality and people are sick of it.
Michael Mccafferty Oh, this isn't a battle. He said something shitty and is pretty proud of saying that shitty thing.
Anyone who thinks that comparing homosexuals to pedophiles isn't a shitty thing to do is no moderate.
This isn't manufactured. The dude was on the SCOTUS and openly said this. When he's expected to make rulings that directly impact homosexuals' lives.
+TheRedRaccoonDog on gay marriage you mean? what other issue relating to gays made it to the supreme court? he voted against it and he said on the news because it is an issue that is up to individual states to decide.
Leave it up to Colbert to show us some humanity in a person who we only knew to hold such monstrous views.
Did any one else notice the captions are different from what he is talking about?
That was too deep 🥺 Especially the ending when he made that gesture to symbolize his pardoning to him. 🙏🏻 R.I.P Justice Scalia (9.21.19 20:45)
Citizens United may have sounded the death knell of American democracy but hey, he laughed at Stephen's joke so I guess it balances out.
I don't think that most people can be boiled down to being wholly good or bad, or wholly opposed to something. Every once in a while, there are times where gaps are bridged.
Very nice.
Justice Scalia was neither evil, racist, nor an asshole. His personal views didn't come into view while interpreting existing law, which was his job. He was greatness. All you haters need to clean the lens through which you view life.
Can anybody tell me what that gesture means?
+Masada1911 It means "fuck you," very similar to the middle finger.
+MynameisBrianZX thank you, I had never seen it before. Assumed it was something like that.
+Masada1911 Usually done by Italian-Americans. Stereotypically seen used by the mafia.
+Masada1911 not sure but they might be lieing to you might want to ask again elsewhere
He wasn't lying it essentially means that now originally it was just an very insulting gesture Shakespeare mentioned in his plays. "I bite my thumb at you, sir" but yeah it's still an Italian and mafia thing now
I really like his tie.
Oh you dont agree with Scalia?
Didnt know the comment section had this many people knowledgable of the Law. Amazing
Like Stephen, I respected Scalia's sense of humor and intellect, even though I intensely disagreed with almost every word out of his mouth or pen. I am glad he is no longer a member of the court even though I'm sad for his family and friends that he is dead. I would much prefer that he have retired or been impeached and removed from the court for conflict of interest.
What intellect?
What intellect? Dude flip flopped like a fish when it suited him.
States want to ban homosexual sex and sodomy? States rights all around.
States want to legalise weed? States don't have any rights due to the Supremacy clause.
How about that time when said money = speech which allowed unlimited money in politics effectively turning the USA to an oligarchy?
He believed creationism was a far better explanation than evolution.
So tell me where is that intellect of his?
Pifacedude His intellect came through in the brilliantly written opinions that were completely wrong. Brilliance also does not guarantee either consistent thought or correctness of ideas. But much like William F. Buckley he was a passionate advocate for his preferred positions which I do not agree with.
While I do think that some people have been mythologizing who Scalia was (as we tend to do when people die) I don't see anything wrong with Stephan's tribute here. He's just showing appreciation to a man who cut through the political B.S. that night to approach Stephan and commend his comedic talent. And Stephan didn't call him an intellectual giant. He said that he was regarded by many as one. It was just a smart way to shoehorn something amicable about Scalia's legacy into the monologue. I'm certainly not saddened in the least that Scalia is no longer on the Supreme Court, but I'm also not about to celebrate someone's death.
Rest in Peace.
Bravo!
What's with the words floating at the bottom of the screen that don't match the video? I think they might be from another part of the show???
Stephen Colbert has proved to be a worthy successor to David Letterman.
Nino and RBG and Kagen agreed a lot more that you realize , especially regarding the Civil rights of the accused
What's up with closed captioning? It has nothing to do with the video.
Scalia is currently doing the best work of his career
He was a genius
Colbert's White House correspondent is one of the most badass moments in comedy
Scalia simply followed the laws as they were written; not as how they could be "interpreted". If you want new laws that address modern times, then pass them via the legislative branch. He would have upheld those too. Back-dooring new laws via judicial precedent flies in the face of the entire reason why we have three branches of government in the first place. In-short, Scalia believed in Rule of Law; not judicial activism.
UA-cam finally added audio comments
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Lol, funny 😂😂😂
Ironically none of these things will ever be said about Colbert
What a class act
Wow! I think Stephen Colbert is now fully prepared to take on David Letterman's role as the person who articulates the thoughts of a nation.
The Supreme Court does not decide right and wrong. They decide Right and Left. A row of 9 pennies could accomplish the same thing. Each president could be allowed to turn over one penny per term. Votes would be decided on a count of heads versus tails.
What's up with the Subtitles on this video?
He was an "intellectual giant" who believed Creationism made more sense than evolution.
+Jack Davids as an agnostic, you're wrong!
+MilitantAntiTheist "Let's dispel with this fiction that Scalia doesn't know what he is doing, He knows exactly what he's doing."
At least Creationism doesn't actively destroy your life for disagreeing with it like a few other ideologies I could mention...
+MilitantAntiTheist Believe it or not, creationism isn't as dead a thesis as you might think, and evolutionary creationism happens to be a thing. There still happens to be religious scientists who still argue for creationism. Who knows what loopholes they've found.
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Yes, and you can look into any "arguments" these con men make and discover that they're deliberately misrepresenting science and knowingly lying to you. There isn't even any theory called "creationism." Now off you go back to RT to scapegoat all of Russia's problems on gays and Jews, or blame the existence of gays on Jews.
Scalia was a conservative with class. He's what the conservative party should stride to be instead of the child like banter that the presidential nominees have been displaying. He may not have agreed with liberals, but at least he still treated them with respect like every human being should do.
Ironically None of these things will ever be said about Colbert
Where is the Hungry for Power games for Jim Gilmore and Chris Christie?
Colbert astounded when he remembers someone from the other side of the aisle is human
This is truly civil. It's sad how politics has made us hate our fellow human beings when in the end we all really just care, sure with different priorities, but we do care for other people.
It's sad that the Justice's death was made all political.
I like the new colbert, maybe even more than the old one.