[funkywbr]

Alito during confirmation process said in a death penalty case if 4 others desented he'd desent too as a matter of judical courtasy.

I RESPECT a MAN of his word.

[joesbucks]

While he may be a man of his word, it's hardly a proper way to interpret a matter of constitutional law. Head count and I'll vote.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Alito during confirmation process said in a death penalty case if 4 others desented [sic] he'd desent [sic] too as a matter of judical [sic] courtasy [sic].

Judicial "courtesy"?

All we heard was "the Constitution" and the "rule of law". Since when was being "courteous" the rally cry of conservatives to get a "conservative" on the bench So Alito places "courtesy" above the rule of law?

Bring back Harriet Miers!

[cajun-jack]

Why?? Doesn't he have his own mind?? Just another duck following a line of ducks, I guess.

[Ditto]

And consider this. The entire court will be able to hear the arguments that this method is a cruel and unusual punishment and then reach a final decision. If the full court decides it isn't, then the lower courts will not be allowed to issue stays on those grounds. It would be one less argument the anti death penalty proponents could use to delay executions.

As an aside, I'm very torn on the death penalty myself. It's someting that I have been trying to resolve for nearly 20 years since I was interviewed for a jury in a capital murder case. (I didn't get picked so I didn't have to decide then.)

[Nonstatist]

if 4 others desented he'd desent too

Four others?? Just four??

So he'd be the decidin vote ? WTF?