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  • European justice supreme?

    03/04/2005 10:42:55 PM PST · by Former Military Chick · 9 replies · 644+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | March 05, 2005 | Debra J. Saunders
    So now the U.S. Supreme Court is writing decisions based on what Our Betters in Europe think is best. That's what the Big Bench did Tuesday when it issued a 5-4 decision, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, overturning the death penalty for crimes committed by minors. Let me stipulate. The outcome -- an end to executions of those who committed crimes as minors -- isn't what bothers me here. There is an argument to be made that, as per the Eighth Amendment, it is "cruel and unusual" to execute those convicted of crimes committed when they were minors. Minors, as...