Over at the
Great Orange Satan, a well-delivered jibe in yesterday's decision in Graham v. Florida at Clarence Thomas. Graham you may recall stated that severe sentences for minors are not always constitutional. Stevens opinion lays bare the abhorrent nature of Thomas' jurisprudence:
While JUSTICE THOMAS would apparently not rule out a death sentence for a $50 theft by a 7-year-old . . ., the Court wisely rejects his static approach to the law. Standards of decency have evolved since 1980. They will never stop doing so.
Rising Hegemon
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Sort of the juridical equivalent of, "oh, snap," I'd say.
Y'know, I'm beginning to think that Thomas started kissing the asses of white right-wingers early on, because he knew, deep down, that he was gonna get fucked by them if he didn't.
Are we sure Stevens didn't mean standards have evolved since the 1880's?
Now that's what I call a serious Constitutional originalist! Of course, it means his opinion is only worth three-fifths of a Scalia.
some people are born dicks.
clarence SO wishes he was lily white.
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