There is nothing in the Constitution which requires states to make murder a crime. If the state wanted to it could legalize murder, so long as everyone had the same right to murder. Of course it is extremely unlikely to happen, and it would be unjust, as was Florida’s treatment of Terri Schiavo.
You said — “There is nothing in the Constitution which requires states to make murder a crime.”
Huh??!!
Whatever happened to — “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, ... “
LOL! You must have misplace that somewhere in your pile of papers....
Regards,
Star Traveler