Comments on: The Jose Padilla Conviction http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/08/18/the-jose-padilla-conviction/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:43:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: theroy http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/08/18/the-jose-padilla-conviction/#comment-5555 theroy Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:45:37 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/08/18/the-jose-padilla-conviction/#comment-5555 First off, I've never been accused of being a member of the left before. I guess when you live in polarized society you have to figure being put in one camp or the other. It is convenient for you to dismiss what I say based on my being either right or left, (sorry I meant to say wrong.) The fact is, Jose Padilla wasn't convicted of terrorism and there was no evidence presented otherwise. I really love your "Don't you know your Constitution, Man?" Surely you can point to something that upholds your view of our legal tradition. My understanding is that the US Constitution prohibits indictments, let alone convictions based on the *prosecutor’s allegation* that Padilla wanted to commit a crime in the past or may have wanted to, somewhere in the future. Sorry right wing guy, but Padilla never harmed anyone. There was no evidence that he made an agreement with anybody to harm anyone whether for money or ideology or whatever. He was convicted based on hearsay, not facts. This conviction did more to damage the authority of the Constitution than anything Padilla was accused of. When law becomes a weapon, liberty dies. From the left of you righty. First off, I’ve never been accused of being a member of the left before. I guess when you live in polarized society you have to figure being put in one camp or the other.

It is convenient for you to dismiss what I say based on my being either right or left, (sorry I meant to say wrong.)

The fact is, Jose Padilla wasn’t convicted of terrorism and there was no evidence presented otherwise.

I really love your “Don’t you know your Constitution, Man?”

Surely you can point to something that upholds your view of our legal tradition.

My understanding is that the US Constitution prohibits indictments, let alone convictions based on the *prosecutor’s allegation* that Padilla wanted to commit a crime in the past or may have wanted to, somewhere in the future.

Sorry right wing guy, but Padilla never harmed anyone.

There was no evidence that he made an agreement with anybody to harm anyone whether for money or ideology or whatever.

He was convicted based on hearsay, not facts.

This conviction did more to damage the authority of the Constitution than anything Padilla was accused of.

When law becomes a weapon, liberty dies.

From the left of you righty.

]]> By: Richard Romano http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/08/18/the-jose-padilla-conviction/#comment-5554 Richard Romano Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:54:01 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/08/18/the-jose-padilla-conviction/#comment-5554 Obviously Al has spent too much time in the liquor cabinet. Those at Gitmo have it made -- in fact, some of them don't want to be sent back to their host countries because they know that real torture will then ensue. The left is so morally blind -- anything to get back at George Bush for stealing two elections. Must have been stolen -- who could vote for such a moron? Right? You leftist nitwits do indeed take the cake! Obviously Al has spent too much time in the liquor cabinet.

Those at Gitmo have it made — in fact, some of them don’t want to be sent back to their host countries because they know that real torture will then ensue.

The left is so morally blind — anything to get back at George Bush for stealing two elections. Must have been stolen — who could vote for such a moron? Right? You leftist nitwits do indeed take the cake!

]]> By: Curt http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/08/18/the-jose-padilla-conviction/#comment-5553 Curt Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:16:07 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/08/18/the-jose-padilla-conviction/#comment-5553 Tortured! You guys take the cake man. I'm betting you believe Osama is an innocent man also, Bush just put the case on him. What fools you people look like. Tortured! You guys take the cake man.

I’m betting you believe Osama is an innocent man also, Bush just put the case on him.

What fools you people look like.

]]> By: Al Swearengen http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/08/18/the-jose-padilla-conviction/#comment-5552 Al Swearengen Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:02:41 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2007/08/18/the-jose-padilla-conviction/#comment-5552 So you thing this conviction is legit? They tortured this guy for 3 years in the brig. He was convicted in the press back in 2002 when the "dirty bomb" story was attached to him. There isn't any evidence of that original story, nor is there any evidence of the subsequent plot to blow up apartment buildings. That information was achieved through torture, of KSM, Abu Zubadyah and a couple others. People who are being tortured will say anything to get it to stop. Celebrate and insult liberals all you want, but this fetish for torture on the right is sick. I can understand denying global warming a lot more than I can denying the established science regarding torture. So you thing this conviction is legit? They tortured this guy for 3 years in the brig. He was convicted in the press back in 2002 when the “dirty bomb” story was attached to him. There isn’t any evidence of that original story, nor is there any evidence of the subsequent plot to blow up apartment buildings.

That information was achieved through torture, of KSM, Abu Zubadyah and a couple others. People who are being tortured will say anything to get it to stop.

Celebrate and insult liberals all you want, but this fetish for torture on the right is sick. I can understand denying global warming a lot more than I can denying the established science regarding torture.

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