Scalia: Torture Does Not Violate 'Cruel and Unusual Punishment
• ThinkProgress.orgSCALIA: No. To the contrary. You think — Has anybody ever referred to torture as punishment? I don’t think so.
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SCALIA: No. To the contrary. You think — Has anybody ever referred to torture as punishment? I don’t think so.
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