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Nye Bevan

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4. One of the many reasons I hate that we have the death penalty

Reply to HassleCat (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 12:48 PM

Jun 2016

is that it reduces our moral authority on this kind of issue. Still, there is a big difference between executing murderers after 20 years of painstaking appeals and beheading people for being gay.

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We should break off diplomatic relations with any country that has the death penalty for gay people. [View all] Nye Bevan Jun 2016 OP

We should break off relations with any country with the death penalty for any crime. HassleCat Jun 2016 #1

Beat me to it. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #3

One of the many reasons I hate that we have the death penalty Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #4

I think that not allying with them would be a good start. David__77 Jun 2016 #2

While we are at it, break ties with countries that arrest rape victims for "adultery." Lucky Luciano Jun 2016 #5

I agree completely. smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #6

Break off heavy donors to the Clinton Foundation? HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #7

+infinity eom Mika Jun 2016 #10

K&R Greybnk48 Jun 2016 #8

We should, but it won't happen because of the oil. In a similar instance Jimmy Carter tried still_one Jun 2016 #9

Outstanding idea. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #11

You think this will happen when we prop up dictatorships because they are useful? alarimer Jun 2016 #12

Agree completely get the red out Jun 2016 #13

Too right. GoneOffShore Jun 2016 #14

They would run your ass out of DC on a rail if you were a Very Serious Person Fumesucker Jun 2016 #15

kick Fumesucker Jun 2016 #16