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To: Chaguito

While I agree with the policy of not killing teens who commit murders, why does the Supreme Court not allow the legislatures in the states decide what is the right policy? Once again, the Supreme Court is legislating from the bench. This is the type of issue that the people of the states should agonize over, debate and come to a consensus. There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents applying corporal punishment to a teenager.


46 posted on 03/01/2005 7:32:46 AM PST by epsilon97
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To: epsilon97
why does the Supreme Court not allow the legislatures in the states decide what is the right policy?

We have the bill of rights to protect us from government tyranny that does not respect those rights. I don't want the state of Massachusetts to ban all gun ownership even if that's what our ^$#* representatives would happily do.
59 posted on 03/01/2005 7:34:42 AM PST by HostileTerritory
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