Concerning the Supreme Court's strip-search ruling.... HOLY SHIT!

[scheming daemons]

You mean that Antonin Scalia voted to uphold what is left of the 4th Amendment?


That's unbelievable to me.


Also... is this the first time that Scalia and Thomas voted differently? There can't be many instances....

[glowing]

1. They may have actually thought about their own children or grandchildren

being subjected to a strip search.... and its overboard.

[RaleighNCDUer]

10. You mean, like, with EMPATHY? nt

[glowing]

14. That's it, empathy.

[sharp_stick]

2. It doesn't happen often

but you know that if Fat Tony and Clarence Whacko differ on a ruling it's left to Clarence Whacko to hold the "I'm batshit insane" banner by himself.

It's telling how lucky we got a few years ago, when I read a recent interview with Robert Bork, this week even I think, and he said that he most respected Thomas on the court and the only time he didn't agree with Fat Tony was when he dissented from Thomas.

Not seating Bork was the best thing that EVER happened to this country IMO.

[peace frog]

6. Clarence Thomas was the sole holdout

the only justice to find the strip search legal:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Closing-In-on-Terms-End-High-law-15625877.html?x=1&.v=1

[tularetom]

3. Thomas is just pissed that there were no pictures of the search

[MADem]

4. Scalia probably didn't want to have anything to do with that dissenting opinion

The verbiage of the thing alone was a bit off-putting. I mean, why use the word HIDE when the dual meaning SECRETE is available!

[snappyturtle]

5. I was holding my breath about this decision. Thomas has revealed his

character....as if we didn't know! Anyway, I am thankful for the decision. Schools are scary enough these days.

[Lerkfish]

7. someone else (don't remember who, another DUer) pointed out the dark side of

this ruling is that even though it finds this individual case unlawful, it doesn't rule out any future cases, AND adds immunity to the strip searchers from being sued.

I'm not a lawyer, so I'm only going off of what they said.

[HopeHoops]

8. It may very well be the first time they've voted differently.

I go with the earlier post - Thomas was pissed that there weren't any pictures.

[seabeyond]

9. but it is just so clear thomas using the strip search of a child to jack off...

i was really bothered by his hearing so long ago

[cagesoulman]

11. So,Thomas is a pedophile because of a bad SC decision, but Jacko's record of pedophilia is prejudice

That's great logic, DU.

:sarcasm:

[seabeyond]

13. my feel of thomas has to do with pubic hair on coke can and his behavior with females

and i said nothing about mj so to even bring that in on my post is irrelevant and bogus

your logic is pretty amazing in and of itself and i dont have to bring all of du posts into that conclusion

[cagesoulman]

16. You know it's just prejudice, seabeyond. (:sarcasm:)

LOL!!

Really, though, be careful. Desire for adult women and desire for kids are two different things.

I mention Jacko because there's a whole lot more evidence about him and a whole lot more people on this board defending him.

However, I'm all for slamming Thomas. He's been worse than we even thought he would be.

[seabeyond]

17. well

i have stayed out of the whole mj thing. i saw a thread from a poster apologizing cause of his own personal experiences as a child, and that might of made him a little harsh in post about mj. i am much more empathitic to that person, than to judgment to mj. regardless of mj's alleged behavior, his actual, factural, proven behavior is enough for me to say this man behaved inappropriately at the very least with children, .....

that is enough for me.

[lolly]

12. Can't help but think the same thing

I'm sure Thomas would love to have that kind of power over teenaged girls.

[Bucky]

15. Thomas was the sole vote -- he knew this ruling ruins most stories on Alt.Sex.Stories news group