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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Question: Do you support the death penalty? [View all]and as 'criminal' law is largely in the domain of the states, it should remain there.
NO, for those relatively few federal offenses.
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No. If just one person is innocently killed by the state, it is unacceptable.
virtualobserver
Mar 2016
#4
Shhh ... You are tipping his/her hand and going to spoil the big finale!
1StrongBlackMan
Mar 2016
#20
I'm interested in the answers and wanted to keep this in GDP for a while longer
riderinthestorm
Mar 2016
#21
Pssh, I would never tell people who they SHOULD be voting for. That's the beauty, it's your choice,
DFab420
Mar 2016
#38
Absolutely not. It is not justice, it is not a deterrent, it is simply vengeance
EndElectoral
Mar 2016
#19
As long as it is possible to make a mistake, there should be no death penalty.
Agnosticsherbet
Mar 2016
#30
No. But of course Hillary does -- another reason I think she's a horrible candidate for us.
Arugula Latte
Mar 2016
#42
Because this is a policy discussion that the two people running for the candidacy are seperated on.
DFab420
Mar 2016
#48
This is a tough question for me. A friend of mine was raped and murdered. She was 7.
grossproffit
Mar 2016
#56
No. Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2016
#68