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Do you think Scalia moved gradually left? I've always considered him to be insanely consistent.



Make of this what you will: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Graph_of...

As tptacek said, political labels aren't necessarily objective, so this graph would differ depending on the methodology. It's also a little harder to measure justices' leanings because there are so few data points.


Sometimes "left" and "right" are useful labels, and sometimes not.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/antonin-scalia-fighter-priva...

He was intensely conservative.




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