Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion
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Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit DiscussionIn a time of the spring, old paths are obscured and new growth begins.
The LA Times has an article saying that, under the revised Patriot Act, the power to review state death penalty cases has been moved from the federal appeals courts to the Attorney General…who, of course, has greater expertise in judicial review, and certainly no political motivation for being tough on crime.
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August 15th, 2007 at 7:39 am
Oh, just trust him. You can be sure he’s a good man because George W. Bush has looked into his soul.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:37 am
Experienced too. He did the Texas “clemency” reviews for death penalty cases.
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August 15th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
What exactly is this new move supposed to do? How is a vigorous death penalty supposed to deter suicide bombers?
August 15th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
[…] to John Stracke for bringing to my attention today’s news that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has gained new powers to rush through death penalty cases to quick execution even when the quality of justice is sacrificed in the […]
August 17th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Well I don’t like the change in power. Presidential politics change very quickly, and this should have stability in either direction. With that said, am I the only one who agrees w/ the death penalty. I understand there are those who disagree with what I will say, so please only take this as my 2 cents, and not trying to force my views on you. I don’t think the death penalty is a deterrent, nor is it fundamentally intended as so (contrary to some). I believe it is retribution, an eye for an eye mentality. Also that there crime is considered to heinous to be forgiven or for them to be rehabilitated. In addition the greatest contrary to civilization is murder. I make the distinction between murder and killing as in lets say war. War is actually a clash of 2 civilizations were as murder is usually within the same civilization. But that is a whole other topic, and war is in general a bad thing, though some wars are justified. I know many will disagree, and I am looking forward to reading and thinking about your comments.
Regards,
Jason