Scalia vs. Schumer; No contest

Speaking recently at Chapman University Law School in California, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said:

"Now the Senate is looking for moderate judges, mainstream judges. What in the world is a moderate interpretation of a constitutional text? Halfway between what it says and what we'd like it to say?"

Scalia was probably responding to a public release by Senator Schumer of a letter he wrote giving advise to President Bush on how to pick a judge.

"I start by encouraging you to use the same principles that guide me in evaluating judicial nominees. I consider three criteria: excellence, diversity and moderation."