Do You Approve Of Saddam's Execution?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I am nominally opposed to the death penalty because I believe in a culture of life. However I wouldn't participate in a candle light vigil for a condemned child rapist/murderer or a mass murderer.


I would have preferred that Saddam be given a life prison sentence where he could have contemplated the heinousness and barbarity of his acts....

[William769]

1. Yes. N/T

[cool user name]

2. As far as I'm concerned ...

those five votes can be counted with those Sentators that voted for the war.

That is, they smell of shit.

[Meshuga]

3. One could have been against the war in Iraq

And against the IWR but for the death penalty.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. As I Said I'm Nominally Opposed But There Are Better Candidates For My Sympathies.

Like his victims....

[William769]

5. As far as I'm concerned...

Speaking of shit...

[flamingpie2500]

6. Capitol punishment is barbaric--it sickens me every time I hear about it.

[Lost4words]

7. sure makes it difficult to get info from him later!

I am against it.

[snappyturtle]

8. Bingo. n/t

[radfringe]

9. makes no difference

the stupid war still continues, the decider still decides not to decide, blood still flows red in Iraq

Execution of Saddam is but a 'comma'

[personman]

10. No.

"The death penalty can be tolerated only by extreme statist reactionaries, who demand a state that is so powerful that it has the right to kill." -Noam Chomsky

Saddam probably did deserve to die, but Chomsky makes a good point, especially considering we are imperfect people with imperfect institutions, not sure I want government in the business of deciding who deserves life and death.

The fact that Saddam and Bush are such big fans of it doesn't speak too highly of it either.