[Nowhere Man]

HOWEVER, I do not support the death penalty. It gives the state too much power. Look at how they are abusing Homeland Seurity, the TSA, IRS, etc.

Yeah, in recent years, I have been against capital punishment too, with very few exceptions such as high treason. Because of recent abuses and not having the ability to reverse the mistake, I do question the right/ability of the State to take a person's life outside of wartime or to stop an impending threat to others. In many ways, keeping a person cooped up for life is worse, he/she cannot go anywhere when they want, their lives are 99% regulated and what they can do is limited. Yes, they deserve to be there though but I'm just saying being cooped up is a huge punishment of its own.

[ZULU]

with very few exceptions such as high treason.

I think spending the rest of your life in Fort Leavenworth at hard labor, sharing a cell with Bubba, even if you have Secret Service Protection, is MUCH better.

If you get my drift.