[mrsmith]

Sadly, there's nothing new here.

Thompson V. Oklahoma from 1988: "...The conclusion that it would offend civilized standards of decency to execute a person who was less than 16 years old at the time of his or her offense is consistent with the views that have been expressed by respected professional organizations, by other nations that share our Anglo-American heritage, and by the leading members of the Western European community. ... The death penalty has been abolished in West Germany, France, Portugal, The Netherlands, and all of the Scandinavian countries, and is available only for exceptional crimes such as treason in Canada, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Juvenile executions are also prohibited in the Soviet Union."

But hwether we adopt other countries' views is up to the legislature. As is responding to opinion polls.

The Court does not see the ironic futility of an unelected tribunal trying to be the "engine of democracy"!

[judicial meanz]

Thats the Sean Sellers case if I remember correctly.

I sat the bench as a judicial type for several years. The liberal globalist types are at all levels of government, from simple city traffic courts to the US Supreme Court.It isnt a conspiracy, its a coordinated effort to attain power, and its a fact.

If we dont stand up and take care of these abuses of office and subordination of the Constitution as they occur, and remove these self serving elitist fools from the offices they hold at all levels, we deserve this. Its time to take a stand, ladies and gents.

If we desire safety and security over freedom, we will not have any of them.

[mrobison]

There IS something new here: Breyer is suggesting that the Constitution is obsolete.