Well, it's About Time!
I mean, for fuck's sake. So much for solidarity with our co-executionists Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China, and Yemen.
One thing I don't understand: we've signed and ratified several treaties which ban juvenile execution — these treaties carry the same weight as federal law. Why, then, did we have to wait for a cruel and unusual punishment argument before the Supreme Court to outlaw execution for crimes committed by a juvenile? It seems like the federal courts could have taken care of this years ago.
Posted by coughlin at 11:14 AM
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