Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

"Torture is Peachy, Constitution-wise," Scalia

Go read the transcript of Justice Scalia's interview on "60 Minutes" last Sunday. Scalia doesn't approve of torture, but he thinks as far as the Constitution is OK, it's just peachy.

So let me get this straight. It is unconstitutional to use torture to extract confessions, which has been the law according to the Supreme Court for 70 years. Even Scalia concedes that it is unconstitutional to torture convicts.

But, according to Scalia, if the cops torture you just for shits and grins, that is not unconstitutional.

Think about that. If a cop pulls you out of your car, Tasers you to the ground and then beats you into a coma with his flashlight, that's going to be just peachy with Scalia and at least Thomas.

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