Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge

He is the conservative bastion of the US supreme court, a favourite of President Bush, and a hunting partner of the vice-president. He has argued vociferously against abortion rights, and in favour of anti-sodomy laws.

 

But it turns out that there is another side to Justice Antonin Scalia: he thinks Americans ought to be having more orgies.

 

Challenged about his views on sexual morality, Justice Scalia surprised his audience at Harvard University, telling them: "I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged."

 

It seems unlikely that this is what President Bush meant when he promised to appoint more judges like Scalia to the court, should the opportunity arise. Crucially, Justice Scalia is one of the judges in favour of overturning Roe v Wade, the landmark judgment protecting abortion as a constitutional right.

 

One audience member also asked the judge "whether you have any gay friends, and, if not, whether you'd like to be my friend," the Harvard Crimson newspaper reported.

 

"I probably do have some gay friends, but I have never pressed the point," Justice Scalia responded. He offered no clue to the logic behind his claim that orgies eliminate social tensions.

 

Nobody asked him whether he was familiar with Rick Moody's novel The Ice Storm, turned into a movie by Ang Lee, which appeared to suggest the exact opposite.

 

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sounds like a good idea to me....(rubbing chin) now if i could just convince the little woman..... :rolly

 

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Antonin Scalia is really a whackjob. I have to read his book A Matter of Interpretation for a law class. Some of his views are really sketchy to me.

I know this is now old news...but I wanted to post Bill Maher's funny take on Scalia's comments

 

Justice Scalia told an audience at Harvard University "I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged."

 

Of cource, Justice Scalia first became interested in Group Sex in 2000, when he and 4 other justices f***ed Al Gore.