http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/12/antonin-scalia-constitution-torture_n_6316240.html … "Justice Antonin Scalia Says The Constitution Is Silent On Torture" 8th Amendment is a light suggestion apparently
@israelblog In the 18th century, torture was common and applied as a punishment. The founders intentionally banned it.
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@wycats yes torture as a punishment! But that’s not what is being discussed here & that isn’t what Scalia is referring to -
@israelblog punishment w/o conviction was already taken care of via habeus corpus. -
@wycats and you are avoiding my point that habeus corpus does not apply to non-citizens which is justification for horrific detention system -
@israelblog Nobody restricted torture to non-citizens. And Scalia didn't say "non-citizen".
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