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Originally Posted by Steve
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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But while it is not fixed, it needs to be stopped.
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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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What if it cannot be fixed with a simple bill? What then? Just continue using it?
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Not at all. In fact if something is broken, it should be fixed.
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And I've already asked you. What theoretical bill would you have RP propose to "fix" it?
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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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Against our BROKEN death penalty.
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Because nothing else explains it...
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Maybe he didn't consider it worth mentioning. Maybe it cannot be fixed with a bill.
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Great; let me hear him say it...
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Uh, well, you quoted him saying it was the death penalty already.
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Ron Paul: "I Am Now Opposed To The Federal Death Penalty"
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Now you want to hear it?
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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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1. He mentioned the federal death penalty.
2. If it cannot be fixed quickly by a bill, then it needs to be suspended in the meanwhile.
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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...
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How do you know they are deserving? What if the broken system is the one telling it to you? Furthermore, why not just have the state execute them?