Comments on: SupCt Upholds Lethal Injection http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/supct_upholds_lethal_injection/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:28:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: BeldarBlog http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/supct_upholds_lethal_injection/comment-page-1/#comment-336286 BeldarBlog Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:25:52 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/04/supct_upholds_lethal_injection/#comment-336286 <strong>Beldar on Baze...</strong> Today, in Baze v. Rees, the SCOTUS rejected two capital defendants' challenge to Kentucky's intended use of the three-drug cocktail for administering its death penalty. The vote was seven to two — only Justices Ginsberg and Souter voted to reverse ... Beldar on Baze...

Today, in Baze v. Rees, the SCOTUS rejected two capital defendants' challenge to Kentucky's intended use of the three-drug cocktail for administering its death penalty. The vote was seven to two — only Justices Ginsberg and Souter voted to reverse ...

]]> By: Dodd http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/supct_upholds_lethal_injection/comment-page-1/#comment-336187 Dodd Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:30:15 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/04/supct_upholds_lethal_injection/#comment-336187 I was posting my UPDATE linking your post even as you were posting that comment. That's kinda eerie. I was posting my UPDATE linking your post even as you were posting that comment.

That's kinda eerie.

]]> By: Beldar http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/supct_upholds_lethal_injection/comment-page-1/#comment-336179 Beldar Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:27:15 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/04/supct_upholds_lethal_injection/#comment-336179 Justice Ginsberg, joined by Justice Souter, believe that the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States requires executioners to <i>tickle the eyelashes</i> of apparently unconscious condemned murderers, and to call their names aloud. Seriously. Either a Pres. Obama or a Pres. Clinton-44 would do their best to appoint clones of Justice Ginsberg to the SCOTUS. I agree that it's very unusual, and significant, that Thomas and Scalia approached the case so differently than Roberts, Alito, and Kennedy did. My own extended take on today's decision is at <a href="http://www.beldar.org/beldarblog/2008/04/beldar-on-baze.html" rel="nofollow">this link</a>. Justice Ginsberg, joined by Justice Souter, believe that the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States requires executioners to tickle the eyelashes of apparently unconscious condemned murderers, and to call their names aloud.

Seriously.

Either a Pres. Obama or a Pres. Clinton-44 would do their best to appoint clones of Justice Ginsberg to the SCOTUS.

I agree that it's very unusual, and significant, that Thomas and Scalia approached the case so differently than Roberts, Alito, and Kennedy did. My own extended take on today's decision is at this link.

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