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morningfog

(18,115 posts)
3. Barring some unfortunate event, I believe you will.
Mon Mar 10, 2014, 01:10 PM
Mar 2014

Here's to your health! And my prediction that the SCOTUS will bar the death penalty within 5 years.

I hope to see a day when the Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional closeupready Mar 2014 #1
Barring some unfortunate event, I believe you will. morningfog Mar 2014 #3
What makes you say that? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #5
Recent precedent. morningfog Mar 2014 #6
True, but the Stevens courts nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #8
Not answering for him, but what I know is even retired judge O'Connor closeupready Mar 2014 #7
Another retired justice nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #9
But the powers that be are refusing Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #26
Not likely anytime soon Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #24
Just announced today: freebrew Mar 2014 #44
Sickening. No civilized society should allow the death penalty. Very few do. Scuba Mar 2014 #2
None do Cirque du So-What Mar 2014 #10
The only bright light in this nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #4
Texas is more of a faith-based society anyway mindwalker_i Mar 2014 #11
"And I'm sure he was guilty of SOMETHING." Yep, heard that one closeupready Mar 2014 #13
According to the PBS "Frontline" that looked at this... Archae Mar 2014 #14
That's the problem Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #28
Yep, Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #22
If we're going to kill people in Afghanistan mindwalker_i Mar 2014 #31
Recommend jsr Mar 2014 #12
I have been saying for years Wolf Frankula Mar 2014 #15
The death penalty will never ever be error free. End it. marble falls Mar 2014 #16
I will say again ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #17
I could get behind that. Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #21
... but what if it's not "misconduct"? surrealAmerican Mar 2014 #42
Incompetency can rise to a level of misconduct ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #47
Prosecutors are elected officials gollygee Mar 2014 #18
Agreed. Prosecutors have too much power Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #20
They'll kill to stay in office. Iggo Mar 2014 #32
yes but I would add airplaneman Mar 2014 #36
Precisely! Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #38
It's called Texecution for good cause The Wizard Mar 2014 #19
The former governor of Illinois, George Ryan put a moratorium on the death penalty Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2014 #23
The Prosecutors should be charged with murder if they lied about the jailhouse deal. nt Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #25
Technically, in some states they can be Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #27
I remember that case and airc there was enough evidence even back then to stop that sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #29
Rick Perry said the execution didn't bother him in the slighest Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #30
Which makes this video all the more sickening... KansDem Mar 2014 #37
Here's a video posted on DU in 2011 Renew Deal Mar 2014 #33
This was covered by Frontline a few years ago Renew Deal Mar 2014 #34
In my opinion polmaven Mar 2014 #35
A good quote by John Adams... davidn3600 Mar 2014 #39
If prosecutors/judges etc can be shown to have knowingly executed an innocent man yodermon Mar 2014 #40
I just don't understand. mwooldri Mar 2014 #41
You make my point with eloquence Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #43
I'm against the death penalty, but too many in this country are not Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #45
This is the inevitable result of the death penalty. RedCappedBandit Mar 2014 #46
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