Posted on 02/03/2006 1:05:52 PM PST by FerdieMurphy
If lethal injection is not humane...what is? Tickling them to death?
two, please.
you are aware that the vote was 9-0 AND that it only went back to the appellate court RIGHT?
You are aware that this did NOT have anything to do with the Constitutionality of the death penalty RIGHT?
You DID read the decision RIGHT?
I can guess, with you, considering your past, that you haven't and will only go on what you can gleen of certain selected posters comments.
Nor am I surprised that you are on this thread spreading your usual doom and gloom. If you REALLY want to change something, get elected. But you won't. I would fathom a guess that you would rather be an anonymous internet troll you makes conservatives look negative 100% of time because you are negative 100% of the time.
It doesn't work. Thankfully you AREN'T a "true conservative" nor does anyone believe that you are.
"If lethal injection is not humane...what is? Tickling them to death?"
I don't know, to tell you the truth. I am not an expert on executions. This is an issue that is likely to come before the SCOTUS at some point. I will reserve my judgment.
Personally, I am opposed to the state executing anyone. There are other suitable punishments that are even more punishing. But that's just my opinion. The SCOTUS will rule on this at some point.
This isn't a ruling on the law. This is a vote on if there is justification enough to hear argumenst about it being lawful or not.
Drop the angry rhetoric, or at least wait until he actually votes in an actually ruling on the law.
While I think Alito will be fine, the article is about the 6-3 decision not the 9-0 decision.
Just baloney.
This is the custom of SCOTUS when a new justice comes on board in the case of death penalty decisions. Since he's new and SCOTUS wants to err on the side of caution, the new member rules against execution if his is the swing vote.
I'm pretty sure that has been debunked as well....
if not, which vote was the 9-0? Was that not the vote to send the case back to the appellate courts?
There were 2 issues
1. The jury was racist. That was rejected 9-0
2. Lethal Injection violates the 8th amendment. That was accepted 6-3 with Alito part of the 6.
Alito's vote was irrelevant since there were already 5 votes, but it is interesting.
read farther mike....
yeah...
it's interesting...
they will be seeing that case again I think.....
He wasn't the swing vote. This is still much ado about nothing, however.
Two things are in play here.
One the Supreme court is setting up the rules on how and when they will look at appeals of this or any other type.
Two the Supreme court will determine that lethal injection is ok and it will no longer be ok to bring it forward as a reason for a stay at the Supreme Court.
If I'd been more astute I'd have read an autobiography of Justice Douglas and would have no doubt found that "unwritten" rule.
Or, I might have just joined the strict constitutional scholars on the court and voted with them.
To: FerdieMurphy
do you know exactly was argued and held here in this case? do you KNOW what alito voted ON?
40 posted on 02/03/2006 3:16:24 PM CST by xsmommy
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BRAVO! xs, I have read the entire thread...lol... you have shown wonderful 'restraint.'
He voted to allow a STAY of execution to continue until it expires. When it does, Alito will let the execution go through.
Gee. I guess this hasn't been trolled to death already.
Bingo
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