The Troy Davis has gotten quite a bit of press here in Georgia and other parts of the country. The U. S. Supreme Court, in a decision written by Justice Stevens, is allowing a District Court judge to hear evidence in order to determine if Mr. Davis is innocent.
Justice Scalia, in dissent:
“This court has never held,” Justice Scalia wrote, “that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who had a full and fair trial but is later able to convince a habeas court that he is ‘actually’ innocent.”
In other words, fuck innocence; you've been convicted, you should die.
Unsurprisingly, Justice Thomas signed on to Scalia's dissent.
Scalia and Thomas are rank ideologues sitting in two of the most powerful positions in our government. When you think they can do no worse, they prove you wrong.
The New York Times article is here.
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