Showing posts with label Supreme Court justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Supreme Court justice. Show all posts

Thursday, February 18, 2016

ABOUT THE DEATH OF JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA

One of my "wicked" Facebook friends said:
De mortuis nil nisi bonum.
Of the dead, speak only good.
Antonin Scalia is dead.
Good.
And wicked me, how did I respond? I laughed.

After my first reflexive thought that I was relieved Scalia was dead, I collected myself and wrote the following on my Facebook page:
What I think and what I feel about the death of Justice Scalia is not entirely within my control, but what I say publicly is. My private and now my public prayer: May Antonin Scalia rest in peace. May God give comfort and consolation to all who love him.
My statement after I collected myself was genuine, as was my first thought and my spontaneous laughter at my friend's post. Sometimes we just do the best we can.