Yes true, but ONLY then. At least that often appears to,be so.

I was once a BIG supporter of the death penalty. Then the day came when Timothy McVeigh blew up the Murrah Federal building, and he stated not long after that that he would rather get the death penalty. This was the beginning of a ten year transition where I went from pro death penalty to completely against it……..except for the worst heinous crimes imaginable. I just don’t see the DP as a deterrent and it’s just an easy way out.

@CuddyCruiser I too was once a supporter of the death penalty, but after working for universities and government contractors for 12 years and having a few brushes with law enforcement and our judicial system, I came to the conclusion that our government is incapable of doing a decent job separating the killers from the wrongly accused. You can give someone life in prison and correct your mistake. Not so for the death penalty: [innocenceproject.org]

If they do, there'll be an even bigger backlash than we have now against the Repubs..

Don’t be surprised if they come after child labor laws or other laws relating to age requirements for legal sex consent.

I can certainly see them rule with some cuckoo ruling along the lines of ‘Well if a girl is 11, she’s at an age where she can conceive…….therefore she’s old enough’. Nothing in this day and age surprises me anymore.

@TomMcGiverin - I have to admit, I am encouraged by the backlash we are seeing in the current polls.