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To: koan who wrote (9646)2/17/2012 10:16:03 PM
From: TimF1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 85487
 
No working on the legality of the law was exactly what he was doing. That's his job. And his point was correct. The fact that some punishment might cause some pain, doesn't make it unconstitutional. Punishments aren't going to be fun. In this case its an execution. Death is worse than a bit of pain. Other punishments can include being locked up for years or decades.

Look at what the Germans did!

You keep moving further and further afield from Scalia and Thomas. You where trying to claim that Thomas just copied Scalia. When I shoed you that your opinion on that point was incorrect than you more broadly attacked them, then when that's argued against your starting to talk about the Germans... You point just seems to be that some people do horrible things. Sure some people (including some Germans) did some really nasty things, but "nasty things were done", is hardly support for "Thomas and Scalia are nasty horrible people".

Superme court justices need not be just good at the law, but people of compassion.

Primarily, even overwhelimingly, they need to interpret the law. They are not and should not be dictators, even high minded dictators. If the law is unconstitutional its there job to strike it down. If its just harsh or otherwise a bad idea, then its up to the legislatures to change the law.
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