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re: What are your views on the following issues?
Posted on 8/13/14 at 10:15 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Posted on 8/13/14 at 10:15 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Gay Marriage: For
Abortion: Pro Choice
Gun Control: Against
Marijuana: For (all drugs to be honest)
Affirmative Action: Against
Death Penalty: Strongly Against
Obamacare: Against
Abortion: Pro Choice
Gun Control: Against
Marijuana: For (all drugs to be honest)
Affirmative Action: Against
Death Penalty: Strongly Against
Obamacare: Against
Posted on 8/13/14 at 10:29 pm to PrivatePublic
Do you honestly think 12 random Americans are intelligent or sophisticated enough to determine whether a human being lives or dies? I sure as hell don't and I say that as a practicing attorney. Our Founders took the philosophies of Locke's social contract and Rousseau's will of the people and molded them with Montesquieu's separation of powers to create our current federalist system. If we are to sincerely adopt these philosophies, how can the State, whose existence is solely owed to the consent of the governed, tell the governed that murder is a crime, yet commit murder itself? This isn't even taking into account Blackstone's maxim. Humans make mistakes. You can't right a wrong with the death penalty. The fear of executing one innocent man is enough justification for its complete abolition.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 10:32 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Gay Marriage - Against morally, ambivalent as a political issue
Abortion - Staunchly against
Gun Control - Against
Marijuana - Ambivalent
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - For
Obamacare - Against
Abortion - Staunchly against
Gun Control - Against
Marijuana - Ambivalent
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - For
Obamacare - Against
Posted on 8/13/14 at 10:35 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Gay Marriage - Don't care. Let em marry
Abortion - Don't like but it's a lost cause
Gun Control - Against
Marijuana - Pro
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - Against
Obamacare - Against
Abortion - Don't like but it's a lost cause
Gun Control - Against
Marijuana - Pro
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - Against
Obamacare - Against
Posted on 8/13/14 at 10:55 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Gay Marriage - Dont Care
Abortion - Against
Gun Control - For
Marijuana - For
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - For
Obamacare - Against
Abortion - Against
Gun Control - For
Marijuana - For
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - For
Obamacare - Against
Posted on 8/13/14 at 11:31 pm to diddydirtyAubie
Gay Marriage - Don't care
Abortion - Don't care
Gun Control - Against
Marijuana - Don't care
Affirmative Action - Don't care
Death Penalty - For
Obamacare - Against
Abortion - Don't care
Gun Control - Against
Marijuana - Don't care
Affirmative Action - Don't care
Death Penalty - For
Obamacare - Against
This post was edited on 8/13/14 at 11:32 pm
Posted on 8/13/14 at 11:39 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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Gay Marriage - No fricks given.
Abortion - largely Against
Gun Control - only on handguns
Marijuana - For
Affirmative Action - too broad a subject. I support human rights. However, not preferential treatment. All men are created equal (theoretically).
Death Penalty - Largely for, but this needs to get back to basics. A bullet or hanging. Forget this lethal injection crap.
Obamacare - Obama can DIAF twice.
This post was edited on 8/13/14 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 8/13/14 at 11:59 pm to SCLibertarian
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Do you honestly think 12 random Americans are intelligent or sophisticated enough to determine whether a human being lives or dies? I sure as hell don't and I say that as a practicing attorney. Our Founders took the philosophies of Locke's social contract and Rousseau's will of the people and molded them with Montesquieu's separation of powers to create our current federalist system. If we are to sincerely adopt these philosophies, how can the State, whose existence is solely owed to the consent of the governed, tell the governed that murder is a crime, yet commit murder itself? This isn't even taking into account Blackstone's maxim. Humans make mistakes. You can't right a wrong with the death penalty. The fear of executing one innocent man is enough justification for its complete abolition.
The death penalty is capital punishment. Its about punishment for the most inhuman heinous crimes imaginable. It is about elimination of waste product from society so vile that destruction is warranted. I have zero problems with it if the accused is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt according to the law. Your comment relative to the 12 jurors is largely a conviction of of the judicial process of jury selection regarding choosing of a jury of ones peers. These 12 are by no means random. Anybody who has been called for jury duty will tell you that the attorneys vet these people thoroughly for sympathetic reasons. If your client still gets convicted, then the evidence likely is convicting. Not always, but almost always.
My only complaint about the death penalty is the pussification of it. This lethal injection stuff is nonsense. Gary Gilmore got shot. Cheap and Efficient. I like that.
And...Mr. lawyer, it shouldn't take 20 years on death row to execute a convicted killer. The folks in Singapore do it right. You get convicted, they hang you in the basement of the jail on the very next Friday morning. No muss, no fuss.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:01 am to diddydirtyAubie
Gay Marriage - against morally, for politically.
Abortion - Against
Gun control - Against
Marijuana - For
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - Against
Obamacare - Against
Abortion - Against
Gun control - Against
Marijuana - For
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - Against
Obamacare - Against
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:05 am to Pavoloco83
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The death penalty is capital punishment. Its about punishment for the most inhuman heinous crimes imaginable. It is about elimination of waste product from society so vile that destruction is warranted. I have zero problems with it if the accused is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt according to the law. Your comment relative to the 12 jurors is largely a conviction of of the judicial process of jury selection regarding choosing of a jury of ones peers. These 12 are by no means random. Anybody who has been called for jury duty will tell you that the attorneys vet these people thoroughly for sympathetic reasons. If your client still gets convicted, then the evidence likely is convicting. Not always, but almost always. My only complaint about the death penalty is the pussification of it. This lethal injection stuff is nonsense. Gary Gilmore got shot. Cheap and Efficient. I like that. And...Mr. lawyer, it shouldn't take 20 years on death row to execute a convicted killer. The folks in Singapore do it right. You get convicted, they hang you in the basement of the jail on the very next Friday morning. No muss, no fuss.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:08 am to diddydirtyAubie
Gay Marriage - Personally opposed, state's rights issue
Abortion - See above
Gun Control - Against
Marijuana - See 1 and 2
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - ambivalent
Obamacare - Against
Abortion - See above
Gun Control - Against
Marijuana - See 1 and 2
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - ambivalent
Obamacare - Against
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:10 am to diddydirtyAubie
Simplifying any of the above issues to the point where they can be analyzed with a "for" or "against" - against
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:11 am to diddydirtyAubie
Gay Marriage - For
Abortion - For
Gun Control - For
Marijuana - For
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - Against (it costs much more to litigate these issues rather than just let the offenders rot)
Obamacare - Half (let the seniors and children have healthcare; otherwise, work)
Abortion - For
Gun Control - For
Marijuana - For
Affirmative Action - Against
Death Penalty - Against (it costs much more to litigate these issues rather than just let the offenders rot)
Obamacare - Half (let the seniors and children have healthcare; otherwise, work)
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:13 am to Pavoloco83
You sound like you would fit right in in the middle east or China.
The Government is always right.
The Government is always right.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:15 am to CroakaBait
Damn, half of you hardcore conservatives would rather marijuana be legalized than allowing two consenting adults to get married.
And y'all bitch that the left is the sole problem causing body in this country
And y'all bitch that the left is the sole problem causing body in this country
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:20 am to Tiger1242
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All you people against gay marriage what is your reasoning?
Because marriage is a retarded institution that no longer fulfills its original duties.
Really that's my only objection -- I don't support marriage at all. I think a person should be able to leave their benefits/estate to whoever they want.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:23 am to Pavoloco83
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Death Penalty - Largely for, but this needs to get back to basics. A bullet or hanging. Forget this lethal injection crap.
THAT'S.NOT.HOW.THIS.frickING.WORKS.
We don't hang people in the street anymore. We don't gun them down against concrete walls with judicial permission.
God damnit man. God fricking damnit if you actually believe this.
We're no better than China and Iran if you truly desire this outcome for our most violent criminals.
I get that a principle of criminal law is "the punishment must fit the crime," but whatever happened to "you can judge a nation on how the government treats her citizens?"
Could you actually imagine an America where we hung offenders in the streets? Should we make the violent offenders writhe in pain? Should we play God and control the pain they receive? My god. It's not 1880 anymore. Move on.
God help us if people actually believe the things you just typed.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:24 am to Tornado Alley
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Could you actually imagine an America where we hung offenders in the streets?
This is the south we're talking about...
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:26 am to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
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This is the south we're talking about...
I've spent the entirety of my life in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Being civilized isn't hard.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:30 am to five_fivesix
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The death penalty is capital punishment. Its about punishment for the most inhuman heinous crimes imaginable. It is about elimination of waste product from society so vile that destruction is warranted. I have zero problems with it if the accused is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt according to the law. Your comment relative to the 12 jurors is largely a conviction of of the judicial process of jury selection regarding choosing of a jury of ones peers. These 12 are by no means random. Anybody who has been called for jury duty will tell you that the attorneys vet these people thoroughly for sympathetic reasons. If your client still gets convicted, then the evidence likely is convicting. Not always, but almost always. My only complaint about the death penalty is the pussification of it. This lethal injection stuff is nonsense. Gary Gilmore got shot. Cheap and Efficient. I like that. And...Mr. lawyer, it shouldn't take 20 years on death row to execute a convicted killer. The folks in Singapore do it right. You get convicted, they hang you in the basement of the jail on the very next Friday morning. No muss, no fuss.
It's actually cheaper to litigate without the automatic state supreme court review and let the offenders serve their life terms.
And, as I've said, this isn't China, where no one has any review and gets gunned down in a poorly lit parking lot behind the "courthouse."
How does that sound, Patriot?
If we're going to execute someone, take the moral high ground and be as humane in the execution as a human execution can be.
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