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Scalia Says Torture Is Not 'Cruel And Unusual Punishment' watch!

thinkprogress.org — Last night, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said on 60 Minutes that the torture of detainees does not violate the 8th Amendment ’s ban on “cruel and unusual punishment” because, according to Scalia, torture is not used as punishment.

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  • Terr01, on 04/28/2008, -0/+5Pre-emptive rebuttal for the trolls:

    No, if you read TFA it shows this is not about whether waterboarding is torture or not. It's about Torture with a capital T, including the electrodes and other crap in Abu Ghraib. That we have any Supreme Court Justice who doesn't see it as a unconstitutional travesty should make you sick.
  • hawkeye17, on 04/28/2008, -0/+4Hitler would be proud.
  • Patriot07, on 04/28/2008, -0/+3Scalia is an enemy of the state because he's an enemy of the Constitution. However even he should not be subject to the same interrogation tactics that he denies are torture.
  • frerad1776, on 04/30/2008, -0/+2Scalia is a fascist and a member of Opus Dei which was founded by Spanish fascists to replace the discredited Inquisition. It is little wonder that he supports torture.
  • phiasko, on 07/04/2008, -0/+0His ethics are his skimpy as his hair.
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