Palin on Justice

[beamjockey]

I heard Governor Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention last night.

At one point, she listed contrasts between Senator McCain and "our opponent."

Victory in Iraq is finally in sight ... he wants to forfeit.

Terrorist states are seeking nuclear weapons without delay ... he wants to meet them without preconditions.

And then she said:

Al-Qaida terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America ... he's worried that someone won't read them their rights.

This was met with cheers from the assembled Republicans.

I was disturbed.

Is Gov. Palin opposed to reading criminals their rights? Is McCain?

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[del-c.livejournal.com]

Some time ago I started to notice people using the phrase "civil liberty" with a sneer, and I asked some of them if they were against liberty? Expecting that this was a rhetorical question and they'd say they weren't. Turned out that, yes, yes they were.

This was years before I learned that some people are, yes, in favour of torture. I keep thinking I'm unshockable, and I keep being proved wrong.