Bush: Conflicted on the Death Penalty, Must be Reformed

newmax ^ | 11/1/15

[bestintxas]

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he's conflicted about the death penalty.

The former Florida governor says on NBC's "Meet the Press" he had a hard time "as a human being" signing death warrants, in part because it conflicts with his Catholic faith. He adds that executions take too long to carry out and the years of delay do not help the victims' families. Bush says he remains a supporter of capital punishment but feels public policy should be reformed.

[bestintxas]

the governor who ordered Terry to die is now lecturing us about the value of life.

We cannot take another Bush Compassionate Conservative without the Conservatism.

[ilovesarah2012]

I was gonna say the same thing.

[dforest]

Go to hell Jeb. Jeb is a nutcase.

[Sacajaweau]

Go back to our beginnings. Washington didn’t have any problems with traitors.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

“Conflicted” is a euphemism for “no idea where he stands” (or more probably, “depends on who my audience is”). Just another signal of how lame he is.

[escapefromboston]

I’d support the death penalty if I actually trusted the american legal system.

[fhayek]

You know Jeb, when you talk more like a Democrat than a Republican (and nowadays, maybe the distinctions are too blurred), don’t be surprised when you get very little traction from Republicans.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Just keep talking Jethro. That’s what you’re good at.

[mazda77]

Could not have been a better first post to this thread.

[South40]

[fhayek]

Here's my fix to your dilemma. If you are convicted of two separate, unrelated homicides (or similarly heinous crimes), then apply the death penalty. You would have to be extraordinarily unlucky to have been improperly convicted in both.

[sparklite2]

In a minor way, so am I conflicted. Not only do I support capital punishment, but I believe it should be inflicted in the old way, that is, in public as a deterrent to others.

But we don’t. We hide the executions. If we are too sensitive to watch what the state is doing in our name, then maybe we shouldn’t be doing it.

[oblomov]

He would kill for his father, even go to prison for it. How is that consistent with his Catholic faith?

[FlingWingFlyer]

First we need to “reform” murder. Maybe we can cut down on the number of homicides. Hey! Here’s an idea. Let’s make background checks mandatory for everyone who wants to kill somebody.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Post of the day!!!!

Bravo! !!!!!!!

[Fungi]

Jebbie, go home to mama, you will never be president—EVER.

[Vinnie]

He adds that executions take too long to carry out and the years of delay do not help the victims' families.

I can agree with that.
By the time the sentence is carried out an entire generation has no idea why the perp is being put to death.
It needs to be carried out while the crime is still fresh in the people's mind.
Cause and consequences.

[oblomov]

No, “conflicted” means that his firmly held views conflict with the views of the voters who are necessary to getting him the prize he wants.

[Vigilanteman]

Yeah, it needs to be reformed by using more often and more swiftly. As far as I'm concerned, they should do it in a public square where they sing them a few hymns before the trap door is sprung.

Hang 'em high! No more of this needle in the arm bull$hite where the vendors of drugs can shut things down by refusing to sell. Rope is much more plentiful and easy to buy.

[RedMDer]

The death penalty is a deterrent that saves lives.