tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post2964379670913273056..comments2024-01-10T01:22:40.070-07:00Comments on oddXian: The Supreme Court vs. The Supreme CourtoddXianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427095709766850092noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post-51920353821611438792007-11-15T06:27:00.000-07:002007-11-15T06:27:00.000-07:00Dang, I can't edit the clunkiness and typos of...Dang, I can't edit the clunkiness and typos of my last paragraph. Pretend I wrote it like this:<br><br>If the justices have ratcheted their compassion filters so high then why can't they see this inconsistency?Bob Vigneaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11360428251429349585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post-60187169162777354992007-11-14T19:08:00.000-07:002007-11-14T19:08:00.000-07:00Bob,You made some excellent points! I do have some...Bob,<br><br>You made some excellent points! I do have some questions for you regarding this statement:<br><br>"First, our government does not know how to execute the evil doers with fairness for all. Black men are executed far more frequently than white men and poor people are executed more often than the wealthy. <b>Until our leaders can fix the inequities in the system, I am all for a postponement on execution.</b>"<br><br>(1) How does the postponement of a particular punishment, especially one that you agreed is commanded and authorized by God, follow from *some* misapplications of it?<br><br>(2) Given that there are (and presumably always will be until Christ returns) inequalities and misapplications in *all* punishments meeted out by human institutions, doesn't it follow, using your reasoning above, that *all* punishments should be postponed?<br><br>Questions to ponder.Brian Lanierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04847520487754531193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post-87209736637676184442007-11-14T12:37:00.000-07:002007-11-14T12:37:00.000-07:00I will go even so far as to say I think pragmatica...I will go even so far as to say I think pragmatically this should be one of the leading arguments for the pro-life position... for it's not just in the moratoriam on the death penalty that "pain" is set forth as a critical factor but in the debate over torture as well.<br><br>... Seems this is an issue (pain) that resonates with the public in debate.swordbearerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921579806367678328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post-61506338920499141732007-11-14T09:48:00.000-07:002007-11-14T09:48:00.000-07:00The solution to the race issue regarding the death...The solution to the race issue regarding the death penalty would be to enforce it on all murderers, once there has been sufficient proof for the murder, and proof that it was indeed murder. (I would also like to see it for attempted murder as well - same crime, just a worse shot).<br><br>But the point with the courts criteria was spot on. The larger question, though, concerns the courts right to make such a decision in the first place. Just what is a person?Puritan Ladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02240560332777968090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post-91673139199512170282007-11-14T08:49:00.000-07:002007-11-14T08:49:00.000-07:00Great Point. It shows what happens when Caesar be...Great Point. It shows what happens when Caesar becomes autonomous. The courts who reject God's law simply don't know what they are doing, and have no objective standard for their practice.Puritan Ladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02240560332777968090noreply@blogger.com