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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:04 PM
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It's Always been legal
Got this from Andrew Sullivan's blog.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/12/its-always-been.html#more


It's Always Been Legal

"Physical pressure" that isn't "torture" has been defended before. As long as it isn't abused and is kept within boundaries, in fact, it is essential for the security of the state:





The song remains the same.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:47 PM
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1. "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves." - Wm Pitt the Younger (1759 – 1806)
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 10:08 PM
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2. We have some cold motherfuckers in the white house. I will be glad when
they are gone. The last I want to see of them is when they are led out of the courtroom in shackles.
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