POLITICS: Alito Helps Stall Execution

HAHAHAHAHA. Ok, I'm done now.

POLITICS: Alito Helps Stall Execution: "As one of his first actions as a Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Alito has pissed off conservative members of the court. Alito sided against conservative justices Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas by blocking the state of Missouri's request to execute an inmate despite the inmate's pending appeal.



Missouri inmate Michael Taylor, who was scheduled to be executed Wednesday, filed a last-minute appeal on the grounds that the drugs used in execution cause pain, thereby making lethal injection an unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment. The state of Missouri filed a request to allow the execution.

The court's split vote Wednesday night ended a frenzied day of filings. Missouri twice asked the justices to intervene and permit the execution, while Taylor's lawyers filed two more appeals seeking delays.



Reporters and witnesses had gathered at the state prison awaiting word from the high court on whether to go ahead with the execution.



An appeals court will now review Taylor's claim that lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment, a claim also used by two Florida death-row inmates that won stays from the Supreme Court over the past week. The court has agreed to use one of the cases to clarify how inmates may bring last-minute challenges to the way they will be put to death.

I am interested to see where Alito's rulings go now that he has a lifetime appointment.

(Written by: Shalome)

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(Purportedly Via SuicideGirls: News Wire.)

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Islam vs. the Enlightenment

I whole heartedly agree.

Islam vs. the Enlightenment: "My goodness! Has Europe suddenly discovered some backbone to stand against the Islamic assault against Enlightenment thinking?

[Update: Actually, forget it. France Soir just fired their editor. Shall I get April measured for a Hijab?]"

(Purportedly Via Fraser Speirs.)

Caitlin Doing the Bird

Caitlin Doing the Bird
Originally uploaded by satmandu.

Caitlin, Yulia & I went to go see Morris Day & the Time at BAM on Saturday night.

Only Caitlin had the balls to go on stage to do the Bird.