Those kooky activist judges are at it again!

. . . except this time, what they are being activist about is allowing the display of the Ten Commandments on government property. And they count among their number none other than Mr. Strict Constructionism himself, Antonin Scalia.

In proceedings today, Scalia "noted that legislative proclamations and prayer invoking God's name are permissible. 'I don't see why the one is good and the other is bad,' he said." (CNN.com) Well, to be honest, neither is good in the strictest sense, and you're not helping, your honor. How the display of a patently religious symbol using government resources could be construed as anything other than establishment is beyond me. How someone like Scalia, who is usually able to ingeniously couch his ideology within a cleverly strict interpretation, is out front on this is beyond me as well.

I do not anticipate that the usual folks who complain about judicial activism are going to weigh in on this one. However, I hope they prove me wrong.