Reply #47: Like it or not even convicts have rights

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It is in the US Constitution as well as in all state Constitutions.

Even if they didn't as long as the families of the victims don't object to making executions public and/or there are people willing to watch it then why do we hide executions?

Abortion is a completely different issue than capital punishment. First because abortions in the US, unlike capital punishments, can be made public anytime someone is willing to. Second and most importantly there is a huge difference between a woman exercising her right to control her own body and the justice system hiding its actions.

We've had a back-door draft for years now but the Bush admin like to call it a "stop-loss" program. We have been actively forcing some people to extend their enlistments.