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Originally Posted by Slon
Really? What about what Ron Paul said about it? What about when you said "Second, I've already said that changes need to be made to our system of capital punishment."?
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What about it?
I agree that changes need to happen. I do not want to do away with it in lieu of fixing it, though. Clearly, Ron Paul does...
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What people? I see YOU complaining about it, and since you don't need him to say it, who the hell needs him to say it in order to vote for him?
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A candidate should be clear on his positions. I believe Ron Paul has been clear on this one: He doesn't like how the death penalty is applied and, instead of trying to rectify that, he's willing to just get rid of it...
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The only logical conclusion to the statement that something is broken is that he doesn't want to fix it?
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Not at all. In fact if something is broken, it should be fixed. Ron Paul deosn't seem at all interested in fixing whatever may be wrong with the death penalty. This is obvious in that his position is that he's against the death penalty...
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Why do you assume fear is the reason he didn't say it?
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Because nothing else explains it...
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Furthermore, did it ever cross your mind that perhaps his specifying only the FEDERAL death penalty, that he wants to simply give that power to the states?
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Great; let me hear him say it...
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Then what theoretical bill would you have RP pass to fix what I mentioned?
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If I were running for President, I might have some ideas on that. What I believe, though, is that simply getting rid of it isn't the way to go...
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So should we or should we not be offing people left and right with a broken system?
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First, we're not "offing people left and right". Second, plenty of people; the majority, I think, are quite deserving of the death penalty. We should not deny them that which they've earned...