It's time to bring the death penalty back!
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I'll concede on one point, New Englanders do vote Democrat, but I'm pretty sure they are basically conservative in the way they think and live their lives. I believe it was you who said Democrats are more closely alligned with Conservatives than with Liberals.
How do you know he is not a new hard core view conservative type judge that believes criminals should rot in jail instead of costing the judicial system more then having the easy fast way out then sitting in a cell locked up for a life time with no hope ?
If I was a criminal I certainly would not look forward to a lifetime in a cell.. I would gladly take an injection to quickly end both my dreadful life and what ever pitiful remorse I would have for the sin I committed..
First off, the idea that living in prison is punishment...
People get use to living on the inside, everything being handed to them..
The real punishment is death.. a rope and planks.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/images/stories/large/2009/11/03/cell.JPG
People get use to living on the inside, everything being handed to them..
The real punishment is death.. a rope and planks.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/images/stories/large/2009/11/03/cell.JPG
Keeping repeat murderers in prison is a waste of taxpayer money which means that you SirJosephPorter are in favour of paying higher taxes.
They can never be relased into the general population because they will kill again
Texas Death Penalty Ruled Unconstitutional
Yes it's true.. On Fox News none the less. I am sure this will go to appeal but it is making headlines.
Texas Judge Says Death Penalty Unconstitutional - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com
I am sure it will be reversed on appeal, Francis. It is just one judge taking a principled stand against death penalty.
It is all based upon their interpretation of the Bible, Francis. According to their interpretation, Bible forbids abortion and euthanasia, but supports death penalty. The Bible (or their interpretation of the Bible) has the final say, end of argument.
Study after study in USA has shown that it is more expensive to execute a criminal than to lock him up for life. Life without parole is the cheaper alternative.
It is not cheaper to keep a person in jail for life rather than executing him. Supporting a person in a jail is expensive, it is not just food, board, but health costs as well as security. Death sentence, 3 appeals and it could be over no more expenses.
He's told us umpteen times he's rich, so I guess he has no trouble boarding them, if he could do it at his house it would save the rest of us some money. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Death is not punishment, it is release. No more worries, no stress, no responsibility.
Death is the reward for life.
I think that is B.S. First of all it's not necessary to keep a prisoner in prison for very long before "deep sixing" them. It's only the lawyers that keep the operation in limbo for so long. Realistically speaking the guy could be sentenced to death two years to the day from being found guilty & then he and his lawyers know that that is what is going to transpire. (And don't tell me "it doesn't work that way", because where there is a will there is a way)
Do you want me to go back and find the posts? Give me the word and I can prove you're a liar.
There ya go expect the inevitable defeat. New England to be more exact will go Democratic Conservative
It is inevitable, ironsides. Look at the history and you will see that the party out of power invariably makes big gains in the midterm election. In the first mid term, they typically gain 25 seats in the house, 3 to 5 seats in the Senate.
The second mid term is even worse for the party in power. Republicans got trounced in 2006, lost control of both the chambers. They also lost the control of the Senate in 1986, the second mid term of Reagan. Incidentally, Republicans lost around 25 house seats to Democrats during the first mid term of Reagan, in 1982.
Why should this time be any different? Republicans may well make gains in New England, especially if they nominate moderate Republicans.
OK, I'll refine it for you. YOu said that in the U.S. the Democrat are more closely alligned with our Conservative Party than with our Liberal Party.
It hurts to say this, But SJP is correct on this point........you need to remember that the death penalty was judged to be "cruel and unusual punishment" back in the 60s, and was unconstitutional for over 10 years.....then the Supreme Court reversed itself....
That is significant because the borderline position of the question of capital punishment means that one can not execute until ALL avenues of appeal are exhausted.......and in the USA, that means up through several levels of court to the State Supreme Courts, and (failing that) through several levels of federal court to the US Supreme Court.......then appeal to the governor for clemency......
This process takes years, or decades, all those lawyers paid for by the taxpayer.....yes, it is cheaper to keep them in jail for life in the USA....much, much cheaper.