Contrary to your cracked head, the Constitution is much more than that. It's very essence is it's guarantee of individual rights, the right to life preeminent among those.
The Framers understood certain questions would come to the forefront within the respective states which is why we have the 10th Amendment.
State powers do NOT trump individual rights.
As I said, if Florida wants to muck about with the lives of its citizens, that's fine with me.
Of course it is because you have no conception of individual rights and the Constitution and federal government as guarantor of same.
But do not destroy what is left of the checks and balances between the national government and the respective state governments for your silly crusade.
State ordered death sentences are subject to judicial review at the federal level. Period. Those that oppose that are ignorant of the Constitution, American jurisprudence and individual rights in general. Evidently, you fit that description.
Oh and learn to spell. It may help your argument..
LOL, the last refuge of those bereft of an argument, the dreaded spelling police. Pathetic.
Individual rights protected from the national government. And the 5th Amendment does not apply because that speaks specifically to prisoners
State powers do NOT trump individual rights
She was not deprived of any of her rights under the 5th or the 14th. They could have gone through the entire process again by twisting the 14th. The decision would have been the same.
Of course it is because you have no conception of individual rights and the Constitution and federal government as guarantor of same.
That's right. 'Conservatives' are well on their way to destroying the very limitations the Framers put on the national government to get your way. But it will be the 'conservative' way so it's alright. Of course you'll have to ignore 200 years of precedent to get it, but no mind.
State ordered death sentences are subject to judicial review at the federal level. Period. Those that oppose that are ignorant of the Constitution, American jurisprudence and individual rights in general. Evidently, you fit that description.
And the precedent for this is where again? And it wasn't a 'state ordered death sentence', but thanks for the hyperbole. As for 'ignorant of the Constitution', it seems again Scalia disagreed with your opinion in the Cruzan decision. Is he 'ignorant of the Constitution' as well? Of course I realize presenting facts from Constitutional scholars won't change your opinion because facts don't matter right?
Your very stance is one of the many reasons Republican candidates are on my list to question harshly. The way the partisan hacks in Washington pandered to your misinformed opinion of what the business of the national government should be was disconcerting. Thank God most of them have realized their mistake and backed off that opinion