A better example is a federal bankruptcy judges here in the U.S. They have the power to break contracts, take property, wipe out debt and a whole bunch more. On top of that, they have the power to enforce their decisions by directly sending the U. S. Marshall to seize property as the bankruptcy judges see fit. That is, BK judges have unfettered power to seize property without prior and independent judicial review. IRS can't do that without a court order. BKY judge doesn't need an independent court order. That's some serious unrestrained power!

Aren't we supposed to be discussing...... capital punishment?

I understand rfenst saying your logic is faulty, I follow his line of logic, but I agree with you and would simply change your middle paragraph.

My statement would be that I am opposed to murder and do not want to be part of nor authorize one. When the state executes someone, no matter how deserving they may be, no matter how strongly I wish that person dead, I am an unwilling participant by my citizenship/membership in the state.

Now, that makes sense.

But, don't you have some homework to do?

(BTW, my wife was cleaning her desk are and she found a small stack of Noah's Thank You Notes that were never done. I am embarrased. One of them was yours...

So, I told him that he needed to buy you a box of cigars. He told me to go play on my laptop...)

Let it happen to one of yours and get back with us, I too like Trish have personal experience with this and it never goes away.

no one answered my question. should we applaud bush and perry for doing their job, that is killing people for the state.

for the chap that said he applauds any one that does his job. do you applaud your wife when she makes diner.

how about after sex.

doesn't it depend on the job.

I think I am missing the gist of your question. About the only thing I do when someone guilty of a terrible crime is executed is say: "It's about time.".

Someone's gotta do it for them.......and I'm OK with that

So traffic light = murder?

Come on, man. I was making a basic (and admittedly idealistic) point.

Neither do I.

Just read this, pretty funny. Too bad that Noah isn't more obedient, the cheapskate.

Well technically it is a detergent as it "washes" society of unruly law breakers

I never liked Nebraska

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LOL!

+1

It is a deterent for the executed to repeat a crime

Not sure now if I can still make an argument for capital punishment by splitting hairs over the difference between murdering & killing - used to justify killing of murderers via the Ten Commandments... Now with dna testing exonerating some...

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