Originally Posted by Jolie Rouge

Scalia Slams Juvenile Death Penalty Ruling
Mon Mar 14, 2005
By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer

Citing the example of abortion, he said unelected justices too often choose to read new rights into the Constitution, at the expense of the democratic process. "Abortion is off the democratic stage. Prohibiting it is unconstitutional, now and forever, coast to coast, until I guess we amend the Constitution," said Scalia, who was appointed to the court by President Reagan in 1986.