Antonin Scalia And Isaac Asimov In Underground Bunker In A False Alarm
Antonin Scalia and Isaac Asimov are stuck in Underground Bunker in a False Alarm and forced to have a deep conversation.
"This infernal contraption of government inefficiency," Scalia boomed, gesturing at the bunker walls, "proves the folly of utopian schemes! Where's the individual liberty in forced confinement?"
Asimov chuckled, adjusting his spectacles. "Even a flawed system, Justice Scalia, aims for collective survival, a noble, if occasionally clumsy, endeavor."
Scalia retorted, "Survival without principle is mere existence, a beastly state unworthy of rational beings! We must uphold the original intent!"
"But intent evolves, Justice," Asimov countered, "knowledge expands. Sticking rigidly to the past ignores the potential of the future."
Scalia scoffed, "Potential! Vague promises used to justify tyranny! The Constitution is our bedrock, immutable!"
Asimov sighed, "Bedrock can shift, Justice. We adapt scientific understanding; shouldn't legal interpretations reflect evolving societal realities?"
"Realities based on subjective whims? Nonsense! Law must be objective, grounded in timeless principles," Scalia declared, pounding his fist.
"Timelessness is a human construct, Justice. The universe itself is in constant flux, a grand experiment in entropy and evolution," Asimov mused.
Scalia rolled his eyes. "Sentimental drivel! Give me clear definitions and established precedent over cosmic musings any day."
Asimov smiled gently. "Perhaps, Justice, the greatest precedent is the human capacity for change, a capacity even the law must acknowledge."