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35. I vehemently disapprove of the death penalty as well as HRC's support of it. . .

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:41 PM

Jun 2016

Nonetheless, it appears at this point that we will be stuck with HRC, and I'm going to make the best of it. In order to fortify my stomach to vote for HRC, all I need to do is watch Trump on television or read a couple of articles about him, and I'll be RUNNING to vote.

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Hillary Clinton Supports Death Penalty For Dylann Roof [View all] thesquanderer Jun 2016 OP

Few things are more progressive than the death penalty Major Nikon Jun 2016 #1

You got it. elleng Jun 2016 #2

A hard right swerve. JimDandy Jun 2016 #7

Kinda hard to swerve right when you're already there Major Nikon Jun 2016 #15

Russia doesn't execute people judicially metalbot Jun 2016 #74

No telling how many because they are undocumented. Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Jun 2016 #83

The death penalty is hardly "hard right" MH1 Jun 2016 #17

It's certainly 'Right'.. phazed0 Jun 2016 #23

Left-wing dictators in the past and present have seemed to use it very often Reter Jun 2016 #46

Left-wing dictators? Loudestlib Jun 2016 #57

Um, what would you call Maduro snooper2 Jun 2016 #71

Maduro is the President reorg Jun 2016 #82

Yes it does Reter Jun 2016 #72

By that logic gun proliferation and pro-life aren't hard right either Major Nikon Jun 2016 #39

its pretty fucking HARD right the death penalty has been completely abolished in all European states AntiBank Jun 2016 #42

Maybe we should think about the victims. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #26

Those who are dead generally don't have an opinion on the subject one way or another Major Nikon Jun 2016 #27

i said 'we' should think of the victims. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #33

Some people would consider the families and friends of the dead to be victims, too. graegoyle Jun 2016 #81

Meanwhile the families and friends of the condemned never get any consideration Major Nikon Jun 2016 #90

I am against the death penalty, but I can understand the urge. graegoyle Jun 2016 #94

.+1 840high Jun 2016 #37

Yep Bjornsdotter Jun 2016 #54

Yea! Let's kill bad people! RufusTFirefly Jun 2016 #3

don't think about the victims too much MariaThinks Jun 2016 #25

Sure, because killing this POS does what, brings them back? truebrit71 Jun 2016 #36

Don't think about the people on death row that might be innocent too much..... Loudestlib Jun 2016 #60

if you care about them, stop wasting time on killers. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #66

If you support the DP you support killing innocent people Major Nikon Jun 2016 #91

whoa, going out on a limb with that one nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #4

explain? (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 2016 #8

the death penalty for white supremacist terrorists is not going to be an unpopular geek tragedy Jun 2016 #10

Ah. Dems are pretty split on it though. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #13

probably makes very, very little difference. nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #14

But it will probably help with PoC, the group that tends to be the victims ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #59

Probably zero difference. MH1 Jun 2016 #18

Yep. We're not talking about a poor kid who just wanted to MADem Jun 2016 #22

please reconsider your perspective angrychair Jun 2016 #45

I am, generally, against the death penalty. MADem Jun 2016 #47

"It's about poor people and PoC" is a really disingenuous argument ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #62

Sadly, I feel we are talking about different things angrychair Jun 2016 #70

Even if you are against the death penalty LoverOfLiberty Jun 2016 #80

I get that angrychair Jun 2016 #88

Technically I am opposed to the death penalty (even for that piece of shit) bluestateguy Jun 2016 #5

I'm pretty much in the same place. MH1 Jun 2016 #19

Me too. From just a practical perspective TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #31

This is the problem. HassleCat Jun 2016 #6

+1 n/t Bjornsdotter Jun 2016 #61

she doesnt mind voting for death. we know this already elehhhhna Jun 2016 #9

We came, we saw.......... 840high Jun 2016 #38

It's the will of the American people. yallerdawg Jun 2016 #11

She's not "the decider" though. MADem Jun 2016 #24

although her choice of supreme court justices could have death penalty implications (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 2016 #40

Could be so -- but I most emphatically doubt that's her priority. MADem Jun 2016 #48

I agree, and that's the point for some people. She's not interested in a supreme court that... thesquanderer Jun 2016 #49

I don't think that she's disinterested in one, either. MADem Jun 2016 #52

She's said that she's in favor of the federal gov't having the death penalty to use in extreme cases thesquanderer Jun 2016 #55

There are ways to write law to limit its use, certainly. MADem Jun 2016 #56

Doesn't surprise me. Hey, she's NOT a progressive. Herman4747 Jun 2016 #12

Yep - all the party platform states is that the DP should be applied fairly whatthehey Jun 2016 #16

It was a mass murder and hate crime, probably terrorism too IronLionZion Jun 2016 #20

I wish she and Obama (and many other Democrats) would stop supporting the death penalty. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #21

Thank you. We agree. RufusTFirefly Jun 2016 #30

+100000 AntiBank Jun 2016 #43

But wouldn't that make her look soft on crime? tenderfoot Jun 2016 #44

I agree. And it will happen, but only if we make it happen. athena Jun 2016 #79

He certainly deserves it n/t doc03 Jun 2016 #28

But does that mean we should do it? BillZBubb Jun 2016 #69

and for everybody else on death row. Not surprised. nt thereismore Jun 2016 #29

The thing that makes me a Clinton voter is her commitment to principle. AngryAmish Jun 2016 #32

I feel the same way Red Mountain Jun 2016 #34

You forgot the "sarcasm" thingy! BillZBubb Jun 2016 #68

I vehemently disapprove of the death penalty as well as HRC's support of it. . . BigDemVoter Jun 2016 #35

I normally don't have a problem with the DP. christx30 Jun 2016 #41

That's revenge, right there. MADem Jun 2016 #50

My thinking about it doesn't change what will happen to him, christx30 Jun 2016 #84

I can't care about him at all. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. MADem Jun 2016 #86

I'm pretty indifferent toward him. christx30 Jun 2016 #89

For the 3rd time today, in as many OPs ... Good! So do I. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #51

How soon did you know you agreed with the decision? thesquanderer Jun 2016 #92

The first time I read that she supported the D/P for Roof. ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #93

Yet Sanders seems fine with any ole george zimmerman type carrying a gun in public. Sorry, I don't Hoyt Jun 2016 #53

What don't you buy in the OP? thesquanderer Jun 2016 #58

Why, he's so pro-gun, he gets a D- from the NRA! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #65

Well, anyone who isn't slavish to them gets poor grades from them. MADem Jun 2016 #73

She didn't say she supports the death penalty for him. George II Jun 2016 #63

Right, that was my point in my comment at the end of the OP. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #64

"Let the DOJ do their job" is suddenly problematic, because Hillary said it! LOL! nt MADem Jun 2016 #75

Hillary swerves back home to the right after a faux progressive primary campaign. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #67

Abolish the Death Penalty jzodda Jun 2016 #76

all terrorist should have the death penalty on the table beachbum bob Jun 2016 #77

Another reason I don't support her. seekthetruth Jun 2016 #78

Simply adding to the perception that she's a Republican in Democrat's clothing. closeupready Jun 2016 #85

Ugh, I forgot she's for the DP nt riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #87