Taking Scalia seriously:

Back in May 2002, Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia had an essay published in First Things entitled God's Justice and Ours. (We think it may have originally been delivered as a speech a month earlier.) We invite readers to ponder these lines:

... the core of [St. Paul's] message is that government—however you want to limit that concept—derives its moral authority from God.

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It is easy to see the hand of the Almighty behind rulers ... who at least obtained their thrones in ... battles whose outcome was determined by the Lord of Hosts, that is, the Lord of Armies.

So, Mr. Scalia, if Bush fails to succeed in the war in Iraq, does that mean the hand of the Almighty isn't behind the president, and that Bush - by your standard - has no moral authority?

posted by Quiddity at 11/19/2003 12:01:00 PM