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Tag Archives: death penalty
As a Matter of Fact
One reason why the issue of the death penalty has not popped up in major newscasts or other media accounts, nor should it, is that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to execute a minor. Continue reading
Posted in Death Penalty, Issues
Tagged Branstad, Culver, death penalty, Death Penalty Information Center, Justice Kennedy, juveniles, Roper, Simmons, U.S. Supreme Court
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This Year’s Missing Argument
The lack of proving who’s tougher on crime this election cycle might indicate that Iowa has passed all the laws necessary to deal with every crime imaginable, or that Iowa’s punishments for crimes are just, or perhaps all the nasty perpetrators are locked up and can no longer offend society. Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Issues
Tagged Branstad, crime, criminal justice, Culver, death penalty, Fawkes-Lee and Ryan, sentencing
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Fawkes-Lee & Ryan Opposes Capital Punishment
The death penalty is a gruesome means of punishment that has outlived its place in today’s jurisprudence. Continue reading
Posted in Death Penalty, Issues
Tagged courts, crime, cruel & unusual, death penalty, Vilsack
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