Comments on: Scalia: ‘Torture Is Not Punishment’ http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:48:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: src http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-156287 src Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:50:49 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-156287 "macaroni" was a nickname for a fashion fad of the day in london - florid and colorful, (the name suggests an italian influence on the style) - haute couture - and the line is derisive of the stupid parochial yankee who thinks he can achieve the height of fashion by sticking a feather in his hat. “macaroni” was a nickname for a fashion fad of the day in london - florid and colorful, (the name suggests an italian influence on the style) - haute couture - and the line is derisive of the stupid parochial yankee who thinks he can achieve the height of fashion by sticking a feather in his hat.

]]> By: src http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-156286 src Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:32:43 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-156286 re: class-clown sophistry by scalia in defiance of the dignity and obligation of the office: in the majority opinion authorizing suspension of the florida recount, scalia admits there is no constitutional justification for federal interference in state voting protocols - the only mandate is that the election be held on the same day throughout the union - and he cites "irreparable damage" as the actionable issue for supreme court interference. the irreparable damage he cites is that dubya would not be elected. implicit acknowledgement that the supreme court is defying the will of the people. impeach the agenda-driven bastard. let him tell his jokes in the nightclub, not on the dais of the highest court in the land, commissioned to protect constitutional principles, rather than to spin them in the service of his arrogant and blatant partisan bias. re: class-clown sophistry by scalia in defiance of the dignity and obligation of the office: in the majority opinion authorizing suspension of the florida recount, scalia admits there is no constitutional justification for federal interference in state voting protocols - the only mandate is that the election be held on the same day throughout the union - and he cites “irreparable damage” as the actionable issue for supreme court interference. the irreparable damage he cites is that dubya would not be elected. implicit acknowledgement that the supreme court is defying the will of the people. impeach the agenda-driven bastard. let him tell his jokes in the nightclub, not on the dais of the highest court in the land, commissioned to protect constitutional principles, rather than to spin them in the service of his arrogant and blatant partisan bias.

]]> By: I am back » scruffydan.com/blog http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-152991 I am back » scruffydan.com/blog Tue, 13 May 2008 22:35:57 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-152991 [...] ABC Report: Bush’s ‘Principal’ Advisers OK’d Torture, and Scalia: ‘Torture Is Not Punishment’ [...] [...] ABC Report: Bush’s ‘Principal’ Advisers OK’d Torture, and Scalia: ‘Torture Is Not Punishment’ [...]

]]> By: Bill’s Blog » Blog Archive » The Steady Destruction of Democracy http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-152752 Bill’s Blog » Blog Archive » The Steady Destruction of Democracy Sat, 10 May 2008 21:42:57 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-152752 [...] Supreme Court Justice Scalia — one of the five Supreme Court Justices who appointed Bush in the 2000 presidential election, also known as Mr. “Get over it” — is now trying to say that torture is not punishment because torture is not meant to punish, only to elicit information, and he says his view is correct. [...] [...] Supreme Court Justice Scalia — one of the five Supreme Court Justices who appointed Bush in the 2000 presidential election, also known as Mr. “Get over it” — is now trying to say that torture is not punishment because torture is not meant to punish, only to elicit information, and he says his view is correct. [...]

]]> By: lester ness http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-151672 lester ness Sat, 03 May 2008 00:22:18 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-151672 Total Depravity! Total Depravity!

]]> By: lester ness http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-151669 lester ness Sat, 03 May 2008 00:15:34 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-151669 He wrote what his profs wanted to hear in the essays. He wrote what his profs wanted to hear in the essays.

]]> By: lester ness http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-151668 lester ness Sat, 03 May 2008 00:11:53 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-151668 The US Congress is more servile and corrupt than the People's Consultative Congress of China. The US Congress is more servile and corrupt than the People’s Consultative Congress of China.

]]> By: lester ness http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-151667 lester ness Sat, 03 May 2008 00:09:23 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-151667 An impromptu strappado session in the interview studio ought not be hard to arrange. An impromptu strappado session in the interview studio ought not be hard to arrange.

]]> By: lester ness http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-151666 lester ness Sat, 03 May 2008 00:03:58 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-151666 GOP guanxi. Duck-hunting with Cheney and the like. Lester Ness GOP guanxi. Duck-hunting with Cheney and the like.

Lester Ness

]]> By: John Taylor http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-151563 John Taylor Fri, 02 May 2008 14:42:59 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-151563 The best way to get people like Scalia to admit the truth is to perform the interrogation technique on them. In fact, no Judge should ever rule or opine that something is not torture unless he first agrees to personally experience the technique himself. After experiencing the interrogation himself, he can then make his ruling or mutter his public opinion on it. Then, and only then, can we believe him. The best way to get people like Scalia to admit the truth is to perform the interrogation technique on them. In fact, no Judge should ever rule or opine that something is not torture unless he first agrees to personally experience the technique himself. After experiencing the interrogation himself, he can then make his ruling or mutter his public opinion on it. Then, and only then, can we believe him.

]]> By: Paul http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-151538 Paul Fri, 02 May 2008 12:51:54 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-151538 Scalia only reads the part of the dictionary that agrees with him, much the same as his readings of the Constitution....... American Heritage Dictionary pun·ish·ment (pŭn'ĭsh-mənt) n. 1 A The act or an instance of punishing. B The condition of being punished. 2 A penalty imposed for wrongdoing: "The severity of the punishment must . . . be in keeping with the kind of obligation which has been violated" (Simone Weil). 3 Rough handling; mistreatment: These old skis have taken a lot of punishment over the years. Note Line 3 Nuff said? AS for Leslie Stall, god she's a bore. A world class creampuff pitcher. Scalia only reads the part of the dictionary that agrees with him, much the same as his readings of the Constitution…….

American Heritage Dictionary pun·ish·ment (pŭn’ĭsh-mənt)
n.
1
A The act or an instance of punishing.
B The condition of being punished.
2 A penalty imposed for wrongdoing: “The severity of the punishment must . . . be in keeping with the kind of obligation which has been violated” (Simone Weil).
3 Rough handling; mistreatment: These old skis have taken a lot of punishment over the years.

Note Line 3
Nuff said?

AS for Leslie Stall, god she’s a bore. A world class creampuff pitcher.

]]> By: Eugene Costa http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2008/04/30/scalia-torture-is-not-punishment/#comment-151471 Eugene Costa Fri, 02 May 2008 05:50:05 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/?p=4300#comment-151471 “While some may talk about whether or not an offense is ‘impeachable,’ that is only so much political rhetoric. The Constitution only specifies that Congress can impeach a president for ‘high crimes’ and ‘misdemeanors,’ but the definitions of those words are left to Congress to determine-anything a sufficient number of Members of Congress find offensive can be cause for impeachment….” [Ron Paul September 28, 1998] “While some may talk about whether or not an offense is ‘impeachable,’ that is only so much political rhetoric. The Constitution only specifies that Congress can impeach a president for ‘high crimes’ and ‘misdemeanors,’ but the definitions of those words are left to Congress to determine-anything a sufficient number of Members of Congress find offensive can be cause for impeachment….”

[Ron Paul September 28, 1998]

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