It seems to have escaped the notice of these assholes that in 1789 many things, including Polygamy, Sodomy, Bestiality, Rape (even of an adult), Horse-Theft, and Burglary were considered by the framers of the Constitution to be properly dealt with by Capital Punishment. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/execution/readings/history.html>
As Scalia has said in another context, "It may be a bad idea, but it is definitely not Unconstitutional." <http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-scotus26-2008jun26,0,5953610.story> ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Supreme Court bans death penalty for child rape In a 5-4 ruling, the justices say the crime, awful as it is, does not merit capital punishment. McCain and Obama disagree. By James Oliphant, Chicago Tribune June 26, 2008 WASHINGTON -- A narrowly divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that imposing the death penalty for the rape of a child is unconstitutional. In a 5-4 decision, the court overturned a Louisiana law that called for the death penalty for raping a child under 12, and it removed from death row a man convicted of attacking his 8-year-old stepdaughter. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion, saying, in essence, that the crime, awful as it is, does not merit capital punishment. ====================================================================== ======================================================================
