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1 posted on 10/27/2011 9:52:45 AM PDT by american_steve

To: american_steve

Every legal argument against the death penalty begins with the 8th or 5th Amendment. The 8th bars "cruel and unusual punishments,"

The constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. It doesn't guarantee a painless execution.

2 posted on 10/27/2011 10:10:47 AM PDT by umgud

To: american_steve

3 posted on 10/27/2011 10:57:18 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them." --Ronald Reagan)

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