Ah, excuse me? exactly which Fundamentalist Churches would they be, that support the death penalty......and that are so numerous in followers that Harper has to play up to them?
Colpy, I don’t have the names of the Churches. However, I remember reading somewhere that religious right comprises of 10 to 15% of Canada’s population. While that is considerably less than 30 to 35% of US population which belongs to religious right, it is still a substantial number.
Religious right is an important constituency of Conservative party. So Harper always ahs to keep them in mind, in everything he does. Thus the vote he held on same sex marriage, after he came to office, was to placate the religious right. Harper dropped the issue after that vote, but he had to do it for the sake of religious right.
So yes, Harper has to keep religious right happy.
What, you think the anti-capital punishment folks in Montana aren't already there? You think the Governor of Montana will not consider clemency without Canada's involvement?
He probably will. However, the appeal will carry considerably more weight if Canadian government supports it.
Or do you seriously think a foreign country will weigh heavily on the Governors scale of decision?
Yes, it will. Whether it will or not, government at least should try.
Were I the governor of Montana, I'd say to the Canadian gov't, on a point of principle file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif....."OK, I'll pardon him, and escort him to the Canadian border to be set free in Canada.....or not. Your choice."
I have already responded in my previous post. In that case, Canadian government should bring him back to Canada and lock him up for life.
And, BTW, the SOB to be executed requested the death penalty.....I can find no tears to spare for him.
Point: Do you believe in the right to die?
What has that got to do with anything? If he wants to die, let him commit suicide, state has no business killing him.
Yes, I believe in right to die, but not in right to kill. Smith has the right to take his own life, but government has no right to take his life, and when his life is in danger, government should do everything it can to save his life.
Colpy, I don’t have the names of the Churches. However, I remember reading somewhere that religious right comprises of 10 to 15% of Canada’s population. While that is considerably less than 30 to 35% of US population which belongs to religious right, it is still a substantial number.
Religious right is an important constituency of Conservative party. So Harper always ahs to keep them in mind, in everything he does. Thus the vote he held on same sex marriage, after he came to office, was to placate the religious right. Harper dropped the issue after that vote, but he had to do it for the sake of religious right.
So yes, Harper has to keep religious right happy.
What, you think the anti-capital punishment folks in Montana aren't already there? You think the Governor of Montana will not consider clemency without Canada's involvement?
He probably will. However, the appeal will carry considerably more weight if Canadian government supports it.
Or do you seriously think a foreign country will weigh heavily on the Governors scale of decision?
Yes, it will. Whether it will or not, government at least should try.
Were I the governor of Montana, I'd say to the Canadian gov't, on a point of principle file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif....."OK, I'll pardon him, and escort him to the Canadian border to be set free in Canada.....or not. Your choice."
I have already responded in my previous post. In that case, Canadian government should bring him back to Canada and lock him up for life.
And, BTW, the SOB to be executed requested the death penalty.....I can find no tears to spare for him.
Point: Do you believe in the right to die?
What has that got to do with anything? If he wants to die, let him commit suicide, state has no business killing him.
Yes, I believe in right to die, but not in right to kill. Smith has the right to take his own life, but government has no right to take his life, and when his life is in danger, government should do everything it can to save his life.