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Enduring Constitution
Many of Scalia's opinions reflect a view that the Court needs to be predictable to lawmakers. His administrative opinions express a commitment to a transparent judiciary over excessive formalism, and a strong wish to "clear the brush" out of confusing doctrines. His dissents in jurisprudence such as [[Roe v. Wade]] and its progeny often point out logical inconsistencies and doctrinal missteps taken by other members of the Court to reach their desired end.
Many of Scalia's opinions reflect a view that the Court needs to be predictable to lawmakers. His administrative opinions express a commitment to a transparent judiciary over excessive formalism, and a strong wish to "clear the brush" out of confusing doctrines. His dissents in jurisprudence such as [[Roe v. Wade]] and its progeny often point out logical inconsistencies and doctrinal missteps taken by other members of the Court to reach their desired end.
===Living Constitution===
Scalia was generally an opponent to the concept of a [[Living and Breathing Constitution]]. He would sometimes give outbursts of frustration that the [[Constitution]] is "dead".<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90011526 Scalia Vigorously Defends a 'Dead' Constitution], [[NPR]]</ref>
However, at talk at [[Princeton University]], Scalia explained that the Constitution is not living nor dead, but rather it is enduring.<ref>[https://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S35/52/39O50/index.xml?section=featured Scalia favors 'enduring,' not living, Constitution]</ref>
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