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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
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