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One of the legacies of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, aside from his keen intellect and originalist interpretation of the US Constitution, was his masterful use of the English language, particularly using an obscure word or phrase to add color to his written opinions.
He used one such phrase in a 2015 opinion regarding his colleagues’ reasoning in allowing healthcare subsidies nationwide, accusing them of “interpretive jiggery-pokery.” This term dates back to the late 1800s, describing dishonest manipulation or nonsense. Other dated but less colorful, words include hocus pocus, baloney, hogwash, hooey, or as President Joe Biden would say when unable to form a coherent sentence, malarkey.
Scalia’s words certainly livened up his writings, unlike what we hear from the current White House, such as “c’mon man” or “circle back” as insipid conversation fillers used by those unable to think on their feet, much less speak coherently.
Jiggery-pokery is a perfect phrase to describe recent Olympic news, especially decisions on who is allowed to compete and who is not.
First is Brianna McNeal , the 2016 Olympic champion in the 100 meter hurdles who last month qualified a second time for Team USA. She had a secret which she understandably preferred to keep that way, her abortion last year. She was emotionally traumatized after her abortion and missed a doping test two days post abortion. She said she was in bed recovering from her procedure and did not hear the antidoping official knocking on her door to administer the random test.
As such, she was suspended for five years for, “tampering with the results management process.” This was not her first suspension. Four years ago, she missed three tests saying she forgot to update her whereabouts in a system that tracks athletes for random testing, or else entered the wrong time when she would be available.
She has not been accused of doping, only of not following an increasingly complex and nuanced procedure perfectly and wishing to keep her abortion private from Olympic officials and the world. Now with a five-year ban, she is effectively retired from Olympic competition.
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