What We Are About To Do Here Is What The Good Lord Would Call A Cleansing of the Wicked. I Call It A Good Old Fashioned Texas Ass Kicking.
Posted on 01/10/2006 1:48:40 PM PST by SmithL
When you've got a state full of killers, your constituents don't like the death penalty.
The only thing that should be re-thought, is the snails pace at which they are executed. IMHO.
I don't have any problem passing laws that are designed to make sure that only the guilty are executed. Tookie was clearly guilty, however, just as is this other guy whose execution is coming up.
Okay, thinking... thinking... thinking...
Yep. It's a good idea.
Can we get on with them now?
Californians have souls?
< /sorry, just kidding >
That's the problem!
Let me guess -- these clowns want to save the life of Scott Peterson???
Baloney.
If you really analyze what the proponent said in the article, it isn't about guilt. It's about rich folks having a better chance than poor folks of getting away with their crime, because they didn't have "bad lawyers". His solution isn't to make it harder for the rich, but to make it easier for the poor to get loophole reprieves.
What's that old saying about "Justice delayed ..."?
Better yet, why not just throw open the doors and let 'em all go free? As that judge the other day said, prison isn't going to help that child molestor. Think of all the tax dollars that would save and Arnie could balance the budget.
/s
I'd rather have the sponsors and co-sponsors of AB 1121 executed, than have this bill become law.
By John Ritter, USA TODAY
(Jan. 10) -- Less than a month after the uproar over gang leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams' clemency bid and execution, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has another mercy plea on his desk.
Though both involve multiple killers, Clarence Allen's case bears little resemblance to Williams'.
I thought Schwarzenegger denied Allen's clemency request already.
Dunno. Here's the only mention in the article.
Allen's is the fourth clemency petition before Schwarzenegger since he took office in November 2003. He had denied three, including the one from Williams in December. "I don't think Schwarzenegger has created reason for optimism" in Allen's case, Semel says. "On the other hand, it's not over until it's over."
According to the polls, 2/3 of California voters favor the death penalty. The 1/3 minority has already searched it's soul. They have decided what is best for the majority. Upon further soul searching they have realized that they have an excellent chance of over ruling the majority,
FWIW:
The bill passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee today on almost a straight party-line vote. (One Democrat declined to vote)
The policticans seem to forget that Californians have already spoken on the issue of the death penalty. They support it.
The policticians seem to forget when the State Supreme Court started overturning every death penalty case that came before them that the voters kicked them off the courts.
The policticians seem to forget this is not a win win issue for them. There will be a price to pay if they go down this road
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