tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post4837566373616602552..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Brief RoundupDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-53179682613523768402009-04-23T07:57:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:57:00.000-07:00The Plan B ruling is old news; the new news that C...The Plan B ruling is old news; the new news that CNN covers is that the FDA has amended its regs in accordance with the ruling.<br /><br />Levinson seems to be ignoring that at Abu Ghraib, the purpose of the nudity was to shame people; there was no other reason for it. In contrast, it can be difficult to do a strip search of someone without, you know, the stripping. I did heart Dahlia Lithwick's coverage of oral arguments:<br /><br />But Breyer just isn't letting go. "In my experience when I was 8 or 10 or 12 years old, you know, we did take our clothes off once a day, we changed for gym, OK? And in my experience, too, people did sometimes stick things in my underwear." <br />Shocked silence, followed by explosive laughter. In fact, I have never seen Justice Clarence Thomas laugh harder. Breyer tries to recover: "Or not my underwear. Whatever. Whatever. I was the one who did it? I don't know. I mean, I don't think it's beyond human experience."PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com