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Tortured Logic: Scalia Says ‘Torture’ Is Not Unconstitutional Because It Is Not ‘Punishment’ Apr. 30, 2008

The meaning of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution could not be clearer:
“When [a government interrogator is] hurting you in order to get information from you, you wouldn’t say he’s punishing you. What is he punishing you for?”– U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel […]

Topics: Supreme Court, Torture |

Justice Scalia Is Latest Wingnut to Base Legality of ‘So-Called Torture’ on ‘24′-Style Ticking Bomb Feb. 13, 2008

Nothing underscores the fantastical thinking of conservatives more than their propensity to justify torture based entirely on scenarios out of the television action drama, “24.”
If terrorist’s bomb was ticking, “it would be absurd to say you couldn’t, I don’t know, stick something under the fingernail, smack him in the face. It would be absurd to […]

Topics: Supreme Court, Republicans |

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