Va. Executions Are Put on Hold [Kaine violates another campaign promise]

The Washington Post ^ | April 2, 2008 | Tim Craig

[Corin Stormhands]

RICHMOND, April 1 -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Tuesday that he is halting all executions until the Supreme Court decides whether lethal injection violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

[Corin Stormhands]

“My faith teaches me life is sacred,” Kaine says in a television ad that responds to Kilgore’s spots. “I personally oppose the death penalty. But I take my oath of office seriously and I’ll enforce the death penalty.”

~ Candidate Tim Kaine, 2005

[SoFloFreeper]

News Alert: A Democrat lies. Film at 11.

[Corin Stormhands]

Campaign-promise-violating-Hinky-Eyebrow-ping

[Vigilanteman]

Now Kaine just needs to sign an order to put all murders on hold while the supremes deliberate.

[P8riot]

Don’t get me started.......

[pnh102]

Another soft-on-crime liberal at work. If it was me, I would use this opportunity to clear out death row before the Supreme Court outlaws the death penalty again.

I suppose Tim Kaine, in his respect of life, is also closing down all of the state's abortion clinics, because the Supreme Court has yet to decide on whether or not slaughtering unborn children is also cruel and unusual punishment.

[Corin Stormhands]

It’s not even 2009 yet...

[gracesdad]

Courts are not allowing executions until the SC decision anyway. What’s the difference?

[gracesdad]

“Another soft-on-crime liberal at work. If it was me, I would use this opportunity to clear out death row before the Supreme Court outlaws the death penalty again.”

Not possible unless you’re going in and killing them yourself. Courts have basically stopped allowing executions until the SC rules.

[Gabz]

Get a load of some of the comments after the story in the Pilot........

Kaine stays executions pending ruling on lethal injection

[pnh102]

Courts have basically stopped allowing executions until the SC rules.

The state should try to pursue a method of execution other than lethal injection. A firing squad is quick and effective.

[Gabz]

Courts are not allowing executions until the SC decision anyway. What’s the difference?

Big difference between Executive and Judicial branches of government.

[Gabz]

The state should try to pursue a method of execution other than lethal injection.

Unfortunately that is rarely an option, based on Consitutional issues.

[gathersnomoss]

Simple. Watch Kaine, Clinton and Obama. Liberal Politicians LIE!

[Corin Stormhands]

Kaine pre-empted the work of the court. It was not his job to do so until after the legal process had been exhausted.

And thus, he violated his campaign promise to “uphold the law.”

[P8riot]

FReep the poll here:

Poll

[NonValueAdded]

Yep, I saw his lips move, he must be lying.

[P8riot]

Feed them feet first through a chipper shredder.

[gracesdad]

“And thus, he violated his campaign promise to “uphold the law.”

And I’d rather the resources that would have been used in a vain attempt to execute the scumbags before the SC rules be applied to putting other scumbags behind bars. Why continue what everybody knows would be a completely useless effort?

[iceskater]

Looks like the lib governor is out of step with the rest of us...60+% opposed to his decision. ;)