Posted on 12/04/2014 12:02:07 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
I have no idea why some conservatives have decided that they need to imitate liberals by standing up for criminals. Ted Cruz fortunately isn’t one of them.
Cruz refused to join the calls for clemency for Scott Panetti, who had murdered his in-laws and held his wife and daughter hostage, and instead said, “I trust the criminal justice system to operate, to protect the rights of the accused and to administer justice to violent criminals.”
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for me, as an elected official who does not currently have a role in the criminal justice system, to be getting involved in the adjudication of any particular case,” he said. “It’s important that the law be followed.”
That’s a radical departure from Obama in both principle and restraint. Cruz chose not to comment directly on the case beyond expressing his confidence in the Texas legal system....
(Excerpt) Read more at frontpagemag.com ...
Appropriate thinking for Ted Cruz. check.
That is so unusual these days, it stirs old fashion patiotic feelings in my loins. It feels refreshing. (Sigh)
"Gawd I miss Jack."
Good for him....he won’t take the bait.
That's funny (and quite a coincidence) - I was just reading the wiki entry on Dana Hill earlier today. Another bright talent lost too soon in life.
If this makes to the USSC — the court will rule that the mentally ill can’t be executed.
The historical precedent is the Nuremburg trials after WW2.
Some of the Germans were executed for their roles in the Nazi eugenics program.
If they uphold the execution, then the USA is no better than the 3rd Reich.
IMO.
I have no idea why some conservatives have decided that they need to imitate liberals by standing up for criminals. Ted Cruz fortunately isn’t one of them.
Cruz refused to join the calls for clemency for Scott Panetti, who had murdered his in-laws and held his wife and daughter hostage, and instead said, “I trust the criminal justice system to operate, to protect the rights of the accused and to administer justice to violent criminals. I don’t think it’s appropriate for me, as an elected official who does not currently have a role in the criminal justice system, to be getting involved in the adjudication of any particular case,” he said. “It’s important that the law be followed.”
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