Posted on 04/19/2005 12:51:05 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Liberal legal culture frowns on religion. The notoriously liberal Colorado Supreme Court is exemplary. The core message of its ill-reasoned decision in People v. Harlan (March 28) is that relying on religious law or teachings in determining the death penalty's appropriateness as a punishment taints the verdict as prejudicial or irrational. Accordingly, Justice Gregory J. Hobbs Jr. writing for a 3-2 majority, invalidated a death sentence for first degree murder because jurors might have been influenced by biblical passages prescribing "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" and commanding obedience to civil authorities. In other words, the free exercise of religion carries a price in Colorado -- the risk of disqualification from jury service where moral yardsticks are pivotal to punishment.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Oh, I see. You missed that new edict in Colorado that all decisions are to be made in a vacuum. It's gotta be the altitude.
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