Weighing the Court’s decision
Capital punishment is a highly controversial topic. And decisions like the Supreme Court made today are profound reminders to voters that they should carefully weigh their decisions about presidential candidates.
In a widely splintered decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for death-row executions to resume across the country, concluding that the most common method of lethal injection does not violate the Constitution. The final vote was 7-2 in Baze v. Rees (07-5439), although there was no opinion that spoke for five or more Justices. The Court’s plurality adopted as a standard for assessing the validity of an execution method whether it poses a “substantial risk of serious harm.” It rejected the death row inmate’s proposal that the standard be “unnecessary risk.”
Justice John Paul Stevens will be 88 on Sunday. Also, I’ve heard several sources say Justice Ginzberg is anxiously waiting the results of the election. She is 75.
I’m embarrased to admit it — I know what type of justice John McCain would appoint, but I haven’t a clue what Obama or Clinton would do.
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