I am not at all interested in the fact that Scalia's reputation allegedly came out fine despite Posner's arguments.
Though I am not a lawyer and this is in fact the first review I have ever read of one of Scalia's books, I found Posner's writing persuasive and in fact accessible to my non-specialist's eyes. Since I can read it myself, I don't care what those who create reputations think. Posner's arguments rang true. I again urge everyone to read it -- especially if they are like me, just coming to this issue. (I might also add that I've seen a couple of TV interviews with Scalia in which he makes very brief arguments in favor of his originalist views --- I will have to admit to a certain prejudice but he seemed quite flip.) I'd be curious how he (Scalia) dispensed with over a hundred years of received Supreme Court doctrine about the preamble to the 2nd Amendment --- "A well-regulated militia ....etc. etc." --- in HELLER. Those are also "original" words from the people who wrote the first 10 amendments.
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