Thinkprogress:
Last night, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia granted his first broad-based television interview, to Lesley Stahl on CBS’s 60 Minutes. There he explained 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:
STAHL: If someone’s in custody, as in Abu Ghraib, and they are brutalized, by a law enforcement person — if you listen to the expression “cruel and unusual punishment,” doesn’t that apply?
SCALIA: No. To the contrary. You think — Has anybody ever referred to torture as punishment? I don’t think so.
STAHL: Well I think if you’re in custody, and you have a policeman who’s taken you into custody–
SCALIA: And you say he’s punishing you? What’s he punishing you for? … When he’s hurting you in order to get information from you, you wouldn’t say he’s punishing you. What is he punishing you for?
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Thank goodnes the US Courts weren't like they are now when Scalia's family came here, or he wouldn't be an American. Scalia was on 60 minutes to sell his book only the rest was fluff. No mention of how Bush gave Eugene Scalia a job or Ann Scalia driving while drunk with her little kids in the car. Great family values with the Scalia family as we hear what Scalia thinks of torture. Now if one of his family members were kidnapped and tortured look for his opinion to change quick. Scalia will as he knows be in Hell as his next stop after earth. I was glad to see the Oxford England Law Student didn't buy Scalia's bull. We have six planted GOP Justice appointees who will make sure the South will raise again. As long as Justice Roberts can keep his girlfriend living good he's happy. Alito just can't get caught in the men's room looking for a sex partner. Clarence Thomas still sees dead people and is right now in a living hell.
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