The honorable antonin scalia. Antonin scalia was confirmed unanimously in 1986. He authored nearly 900 Supreme Court opinions. He was a champion of the constitution and insisting that the role of federal judges is to uphold the original meaning of the constitution, never to impose their own beliefs on the country. His legal philosophy is rooted in americas founding principles, legal heritage and constitutional obligations the he never backed down from the bedrock proposition that the constitution means and will always mean what it meant when it was adopted. Justice scalias devotion to the rule of law is lasting for the country and we honor our giant of the Supreme Court. [applause] dr. Mirrian adelson. Mir yeah adelson is a committed doctor, philanthropist an humanitarian. She studied and specialized in the disease of narcotic addiction and founded two centers to fight substance a day. She and her husband found the Adelson Research foundation, which wants to reduce, eliminate or disabl