tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post2712086758331158496..comments2023-12-23T20:09:27.185+00:00Comments on The Curmudgeon: Man With Invisible Friend Condemns Government MadnessPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-32990787022084906412012-03-07T22:51:59.310+00:002012-03-07T22:51:59.310+00:00You make your arguments wherever you find them, es...You make your arguments wherever you find them, especially in the wake of the Supremes deciding that it had to be cruel AND unusual, and not simply one or the other. What may end capital punishment in America is the realization of its cost and not any appeal to morality or the complete absence of deterrent factor.<br /><br />Under the every cloud has a silver lining theory, the shortage of Madame Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-11426482427301135992012-03-06T20:44:47.750+00:002012-03-06T20:44:47.750+00:00I recall reading somewhere that on your side of th...I recall reading somewhere that on your side of the Pond certain death-penalty advocates were arguing that "cruel and unusual punishment" wasn't the gassing or the electrocution or the injection, but the frequently long and traumatic waiting on Death Row that resulted from inconveniences like the right to appeal. I don't know if it worked, but it's wonderful logic if you canPhiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596790.post-19084468367732133342012-03-06T20:18:47.040+00:002012-03-06T20:18:47.040+00:00On this side of the Pond, "religious liberty&...On this side of the Pond, "religious liberty" is now being defined as the right of Christians to prevent others from access to birth control. So they must be receiving the same newsletter.Madame Xnoreply@blogger.com