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Old 03-02-2005, 08:53 PM   #24
Wombat
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitution forbids the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes
It seems I don't understand your constitution very well. Surely this bit of the D of I...
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WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
states that the right to life is unalienable, and therefore means that ANY execution is unconstitutional???
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