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Politics : Long Live The Death Penalty! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (490)	1/17/2003 6:28:06 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 828

This is the United States. We are governed by U.S. laws.

To: PartyTime who wrote (490)	1/21/2003 10:58:45 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 828

If a law is framed reasonably, and is administered in a non-capricious manner, it is generally held to be valid, if not correct. (A valid law is one accepted as being within the authority of a regime to decide, even if one disagrees with it). Execution has been long established as a reasonable penalty for heinous crimes, and we have a court system that bends over backwards to ensure a fair trial for the criminal defendant. A regime like Saddam's executes on grounds that are unreasonable and capricious.........