[congressman]

Ask the lady down in Florida that's 7 yr old kid was just found dead in a dump if the person that did it deserves to live? I would venture that you haven't known about as many child molestation cases as I have in the last 15 years. I can assure you, with a heart as cold as mine toward these kid molesters and killers, that the criminal has no right to live as I see it. Whether they die or go to the pen to get raped by "Bubba", I find joy in the punishment molesters and child abusers get.


BTW, thank you for your service, but that doesn't make you the moral authority on the death penalty for criminals, just because you looked through a gun sight in war times. It's apples and oranges.

You know what it does do though? It shows how a former 'tough guy' (much like the one you currently portray yourself as), was able to find out the truth about just how tough he was...when the chance arose. You, I doubt, have ever been in the situation where only a tiny movement of the finger would have ended a life. Until then, you're more than entitled to express your opinion. And I pray with all of my being that 'talking' is all you ever GET or HAVE to do. As much as you want to be that guy... I can say without any doubt, it will surely haunt you until you take your very last breath.

And since you brought it up... I don't know how that poor little girl's mom feels about the death penalty. Hopefully she's willing to forgive, and is an advocate of abolishing the death penalty. Do you realize how often that those convicted of murder, are FORGIVEN by the families of the deceased? Do you know how many letters are written, and statements that are given, or organizations that have been formed by the families of murder victims that advocate the repealing of the death penalty? How about you ask THEM how they feel... I'm guessin you won't visit any of these sites, but they're here for your education into the matter. And the lesson you are about to learn, is that not everyone who loses someone from murder... feels the same as you do. Are they wrong? Is there answer of any less value to you because they disagree with you?

http://www.murdervictimsfamilies.org
http://www.mvfr.org (Murder Victim's Families for Reconciliation)
http://www.californiacrimevictims.org
http://www.ncadp.org (includes many familiy members)


And just another tidbit for you to ignore, most often when momentum is made and/or legislation passes to ban the death penalty in more and more states across the country... its because those who have been affected by murder, and had their entire lives turned upside down, because their husband or wife, child or parent has been taken from them... have rejected the death penalty themselves. Many on moral grounds, "Two wrongs don't make a right." Many on religious beliefs. And many because of their views of life in prison without parole being much worse than getting out of this life so quickly. So don't sit there and tell me that child rape victims and murder victims are pro-death penalty by default.

Let me use this post as well to correct earlier posts of mine. The supreme court recently struck down laws that provide the death penalty for non-murder crimes. Meaning the death penalty for drug traffickers, child molesters, and kidnapping is no longer in effect. For those who are interested. I do believe there is an exception, because the constitution provides 1 crime and punishment in detail, and it not subject to review by the courts because of it. Treason is punishable by death, and may not be overturned by any court. Only an amendment can repeal it.