i just heard the scumbag scalia defending torture on NPR

[spanone]

a supreme court justice defending TORTURE

america is no longer America

no one questioned his lack of wisdom

no one defended the constitution

no one argued another position

NO ONE seems to care....beyond DU

[DS1]

1. Don't tell Lee Mercer that last line

[spanone]

3. don't know who that is but i'd sadly tell him/her

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. It hasn't been since December 12, 2000

that is the day we should all have written the obit.

American Republic
RIP
1776-2000

Here lies the last hopes and dreams of freedom for humanity.

[mindfulNJ]

Another reason to

get on board when the nominee is decided, whether it's Hillary or Barack. We can afford another Repug appointee on the court.

[predfan]

11. maybe the best reason.................

other than the obligation of our grandchildren's future income to pay off their war debts, the selling out of our country to big oil, criminals in the white house..........little things like that.

[Raven]

4. I know, I heard him too. There is nothing worse than a brilliant mind

that is twisted and lacking entirely a moral compass. It almost seemed to me that he was talking to himself, playing a game to see how twisted his logic could be and still sound rational. A very, very dangerous man...perhaps the most dangerous man in this country right now.

[spanone]

5. i wanted to rip the raidio out of my dashboard and run over it repeatedly

[Disturbed]

7. Scalia is ignorant of the US Constitution.

The Constitution explicitly states that all ratified treaties are part of the supreme law of the land. Torture is outlawed by treaty. It is also outlawed by statutes that are not in violation of the Constitution.

Scalia must be Impeached, now!

[canoeist52]

6. Heard that too on npr radio -good thing car windows were closed

he said that waterboarding is only illegal if it is done as punishment but not if it's for interrogation purposes

[micraphone]

8. Tell that to the Courts

That were sentencing Japanese soldiers for doing the very same to Americans 60 years ago.

[spanone]

9. unfortunately scalia IS the courts, or one of the deciderers

[Jeffersons Ghost]

15. unbelievable nt

[Bluerthanblue]

10. oh man, me too- when he said something

like "if someone has a bomb and is threatening to blow up a city, you smack him one," I actually started yelling at my radio.

I found myself wondering how he really can be called a "Supreme Court Justice"-

And how he can look himself in the mirror in the morning, or sleep at night.


I cannot believe how low we have fallen, and how people hide behind "busy-ness" and "stuff"- to avoid having to really pay attention to what we, as a nation are really doing.

:shrug:

peace~

[spanone]

12. it would appear that the torturers have a friend on the supreme court

not a fucking supreme thing about them imo

this is setting early cover for the bu$h*/cheney tribunals that are bound to happen when and if this nation comes to it's senses

[Disturbed]

13. Busholini authorized "Enhanced Interrogation".

The CIA sources described a list of six "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" instituted in mid-March 2002 and used, they said, on a dozen top al Qaeda targets incarcerated in isolation at secret locations on military bases in regions from Asia to Eastern Europe. According to the sources, only a handful of CIA interrogators are trained and authorized to use the techniques:

1. The Attention Grab: The interrogator forcefully grabs the shirt front of the prisoner and shakes him.

2. Attention Slap: An open-handed slap aimed at causing pain and triggering fear.

3. The Belly Slap: A hard open-handed slap to the stomach. The aim is to cause pain, but not internal injury. Doctors consulted advised against using a punch, which could cause lasting internal damage.

4. Long Time Standing: This technique is described as among the most effective. Prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions.

5. The Cold Cell: The prisoner is left to stand naked in a cell kept near 50 degrees. Throughout the time in the cell the prisoner is doused with cold water.

6. Water Boarding: The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner's face and water is poured over him. Unavoidably, the gag reflex kicks in and a terrifying fear of drowning leads to almost instant pleas to bring the treatment to a halt.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=1322866

Enhanced Interrogation is a violation of the Geneva Convention, therefore it is a Violation of the US Constitution.

[spanone]

14. the term 'Enhanced Interrogation' pisses me off. it's TORTURE

plain and simple.....and the world knows it