ANTONIN SCALIA ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:15 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 098900 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\SCALIA\98900.TXT KAYNE scourt1.eps Antonin Scalia VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:15 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 098900 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\SCALIA\98900.TXT KAYNE 98900.001.eps S. DOC. 114–12 ANTONIN SCALIA ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2017 VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:15 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 098900 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\SCALIA\98900.TXT KAYNE scourt1.eps Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:15 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 098900 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\SCALIA\98900.TXT KAYNE Order for Printing Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- sent that Senators be permitted to submit tributes to Justice SCALIA for the Record until March 10, 2016, and that all tributes be printed as a Senate document. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so or- dered. [ iii ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:15 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 098900 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6688 Sfmt 6688 H:\DOCS\SCALIA\98900.TXT KAYNE VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:15 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 098900 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6688 Sfmt 6688 H:\DOCS\SCALIA\98900.TXT KAYNE FOREWORD On October 5, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing for the purpose of ‘‘Considering the Role of Judges Under the Constitution of the United States.’’ Justice ANTONIN SCALIA, who at that point had served on the Court for 25 years, was invited to testify. He began his remarks by telling the committee how he often asks law students what they think makes America a free country. Usually, he indi- cated, the response will be one of the ‘‘marvelous provisions of the Bill of Rights.’’ He then said this: But then I tell them, ‘‘If you think a bill of rights is what sets us apart, you’re crazy.’’ Every banana republic in the world has a bill of rights. Every president for life has a bill of rights. The bill of rights of the former evil empire, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was much better than ours. I mean it literally. It was much better. We guarantee freedom of speech and of the press. Big deal. They guaranteed freedom of speech, of the press, of street demonstrations and protests, and anyone who is caught trying to sup- press criticism of the government will be called to account. Whoa, that is wonderful stuff! Of course, just words on paper. What our Framers would have called a ‘‘parchment guarantee.’’ And the reason is that the real constitution of the Soviet Union—you think of the word ‘‘constitution’’—it doesn’t mean a ‘‘bill’’ it means ‘‘structure’’: say a person has a sound constitution [you mean] he has a sound structure. The real constitution of the Soviet Union—which our Framers debated [our constitution] that whole summer in Philadelphia in 1787, they didn’t talk about the Bill of Rights, that was an afterthought wasn’t it—that constitution of the Soviet Union did not prevent the cen- tralization of power in one person or in one party. And when that happens, the game is over, the Bill of Rights is just what our Framers would call a ‘‘parchment guarantee.’’ So, the real key to the distinctiveness of America is the structure of our government. Justice SCALIA dedicated his life to the defense and preser- vation of that structure. He understood the role of the judici- ary and the role of the elected branches, and the need to re- spect the differences between and among them. He under- stood how the division of power among the branches pre- served liberty, and how encroachments or usurpations by one branch of another’s prerogatives threatened liberty. All Americans owe Justice SCALIA a tremendous debt of gratitude for his life of committed public service. Through 30 years of service on the Supreme Court he was always guided [ v ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:15 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 098900 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6688 Sfmt 6688 H:\DOCS\SCALIA\98900.TXT KAYNE by a belief that Justices should determine what the language of our Constitution and laws require and render a decision based on those requirements, not their own preferences. Legislators, along with the constituents who elected them, should be particularly grateful for his recognition of, and commitment to, the principle that our system assigns the lawmaking power to the legislature, not the judiciary. This volume is a collection of tributes Members of Con- gress gave to Justice SCALIA following his tragic and pre- mature death last year. It is hoped the remarks herein con- vey our deep sense of gratitude for the life, work, and legacy of Justice SCALIA. Senator Roy Blunt Senator Chuck Grassley Chairman Chairman Committee on Rules and Committee on the Administration Judiciary [ vi ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:15 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 098900 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6688 Sfmt 6688 H:\DOCS\SCALIA\98900.TXT KAYNE CONTENTS Page Order for Printing .................................................................................... iii Foreword ................................................................................................... v Biography .................................................................................................. ix Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Bennet, Michael F., of Colorado ................................................ 26 Blumenthal, Richard, of Connecticut ....................................... 22 Blunt, Roy, of Missouri .............................................................. 19 Boxer, Barbara, of California .................................................... 25 Cardin, Benjamin L., of Maryland ............................................ 22, 51 Casey, Robert P., Jr., of Pennsylvania ..................................... 35 Cochran, Thad, of Mississippi ................................................... 26 Cornyn, John, of Texas ................................................... 15, 19, 27, 51 Cotton, Tom, of Arkansas .......................................................... 33 Cruz, Ted, of Texas .................................................................... 46 Donnelly, Joe, of Indiana ........................................................... 26 Durbin, Richard J., of Illinois ................................................... 12, 24 Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming ................................................... 18 Fischer, Deb, of Nebraska ......................................................... 31 Franken, Al, of Minnesota ......................................................... 21 Grassley, Chuck, of Iowa ........................................................... 7, 49 Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah ...................................................... 12, 25, 49 Heller, Dean, of Nevada ............................................................ 45 Inhofe, James M., of Oklahoma ................................................ 42 Isakson, Johnny, of Georgia ...................................................... 26 Klobuchar, Amy, of Minnesota .................................................. 17 Lankford, James, of Oklahoma ................................................. 33 Leahy, Patrick J., of Vermont ................................................... 11 Lee, Mike, of Utah ..................................................................... 21 McConnell, Mitch, of Kentucky ........................................ 3, 11, 22, 25 Murray, Patty, of Washington .................................................. 17 Reid, Harry, of Nevada .............................................................. 6 Rounds, Mike, of South Dakota ................................................ 50 Rubio, Marco, of Florida ............................................................ 28 Sessions, Jeff, of Alabama ......................................................... 36 Vitter, David, of Louisiana ........................................................ 34, 43 Warner, Mark R., of Virginia .................................................... 25 Wicker, Roger F., of Mississippi ............................................... 44 [ vii ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:15 Mar 21, 2017 Jkt 098900 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\SCALIA\98900.TXT KAYNE Page Proceedings in the House of Representatives: Tributes by Representatives: Comstock, Barbara, of Virginia ............................................ 55, 65, 68 DeSantis, Ron, of Florida .......................................................... 65 Fortenberry, Jeff, of Nebraska .................................................. 60 Gohmert, Louie, of Texas ...................................................... 68, 78, 79 Goodlatte, Bob, of Virginia ........................................................ 57 Jackson Lee, Sheila, of Texas ................................................... 79, 80 Jeffries, Hakeem S., of New York ............................................. 79 King, Peter T., of New York ...................................................... 61 King, Steve, of Iowa ................................................................... 80, 81 LaMalfa, Doug, of California ..................................................... 53 McCarthy, Kevin, of California ................................................. 53, 54 Roskam, Peter J., of Illinois ...................................................... 63 Rothfus, Keith J., of Pennsylvania ..........................................