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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 01:37 PM Original message |
Scalia on Torture: "Not Everything That Is Bad Is Unconstitutional" |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. which part of "cruel and unusual" is the tricky bit? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Which provision of your constitution forbids it? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. 8th Amendment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment... |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. start with the Bill of Rights |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. Scalia is another Very Sick Man |
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samdogmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hmmmm....does it take first-hand experience to figure this out? |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. Appartently it's also constitutional |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yeah "cruel and unusual" could mean ANYTHING |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I think I can help you out. |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. Scalia on morals, values and humanity |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Our constitution states "Treaties are the SUPREME LAW of the Land" |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Exactly. It's one step above unconstitutional - it's a crime against humanity. n/t |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. True, because Scalia's continued existence isn't unconstitutional. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. He's right, but ... |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. Scalia to the founding fathers |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-06-08 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
16. And how did he get onto the Supreme Court? |
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