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"This court has never held that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who has had a full and fair trial but is later able to convince a habeas court that he is ‘actually’ innocent. Quite to the contrary, we have repeatedly left that question unresolved, while expressing considerable doubt that any claim based on alleged ‘actual innocence’ is constitutionally cognizable." Justice Antonin Scalia.
That infamous quote taken down to street level means that Justice "Benito" Scalia has no problem with the execution of innocent people as long as court procedures are lawfully exercised. This ugly way of thinking is called "constitutional constructionism" made most popular by failed Supreme Court nominee Judge Robert Bork. It means if a thing is not specifically mentioned in the constitution then it doesn’t count. Like anything to do with electricity, guns that shoot more than one bullet at a time, phones, TV, computers, railroads, cars and most importantly privacy and abortion.
If that were not disgusting enough, add "original intent" these this ugly brew of Right-wing crapism.
And to top it off, what phises me off the most. Religion is the primary cause of accepting execution as a good thing. More insane crap from the Clown of SCOUTUS. [Justice Clarence "slappy" Thomas agrees with all this bile]
"Indeed, it seems to me that the more Christian a country is, the less likely it is to regard the death penalty as immoral. Abolition has taken its firmest hold in post-Christian Europe and has least support in the church-going United States. I attribute that to the fact that for the believing Christian, death is no big deal."
"You’re talking about whether the religious viewpoint should have a role in the legislative and political process. Of course it should. It always has in this country.
"I don’t think any of my religious views have anything to do with how I do my job as a judge."