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Updated: MSNBC- US Supreme Court rejects stay of execution in Troy Davis case
Nothing to add right now via links, I will update. Now with link and confirmation- The nation's highest court refused to stay the execution of Troy Davis, who had been scheduled to die by lethal...
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Scalia Ruled That the Constitution Doesn't Prohibit Executing an Innocent Man...
Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash at Truthout, via the one, the only Mark Karlin: Beyond the emotional punch in the gut of Troy Davis' execution - and the echoing cheers of a GOP debate audience for Rick...
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Rick Perry's Texas prisons end special last meals before executions
Not that I understand how anyone could stomach a special last meal before being put to death, but is a long-standing tradition, and at least it's a more humane tradition than, say, killing people is....
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Video- Rick Perry Pardons a Dead Man
I still get the heebie jeebies when I hear those neanderthals clap. Great catch by Mother Jones. The man is stone liar and stupid to boot. The post Video- Rick Perry Pardons a Dead Man appeared first...
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Justice Scalia: Outlawing “homosexual sodomy” is a no-brainer
Looky here what Salon posted, and if you do, make sure to have some Valium nearby: At a book reading and lecture at Washington’s American Enterprise Institute this week, the 76-year-old associate...
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What I will not write about today
Sometimes I get so frustrated and/or disheartened and/or annoyed by some of the news stories of the day that I can’t bring myself to write about them. Here are a few recent reports that made my blood...
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VIDEO-- Rick Perry: “I think our justice system is color blind.” Really now.
Rick Perry was on CNN and as usual, made a complete ass of himself: Rick Perry: “I think our justice system is color blind.” Ummmm... no. See: Death penalty, Texas. Think Progress: Perry’s claim that...
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"Now we're running out of ways to kill people. Legally, that is."
Another snark-filled guest post by the one, the only Will Durst, who's having a little fun with how to legally kill people, aka the death penalty. So much for that whole "pro-life" thing. Take it...
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"Use of the death penalty by government legitimizes violence as a solution to...
The interview with Sister Helen Prejean starts at about 5:30: "We gotta change this thing." "'Why are you people so vengeful...?'" "I cannot turn a switch and say, "YOU are not human like the rest of...
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