Justice Alito enjoying his newfound job security

**drone** · 02-02-2006, 17:17

Surprised no one has brought this up yet, must be too early in the day for us Yanks.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/01/alito/index.html

Originally Posted by CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In his first day on the job, Justice Samuel Alito broke ranks Wednesday night with the Supreme Court's conservatives by refusing to allow Missouri to execute death-row inmate Michael Taylor.

Putting on the robes must be like winning the lottery, you only have to answer to yourself.

**Vladimir** · 02-02-2006, 17:38

The convict must have been an anti-woman anti-abortion activist in league with the devil. It's all a part of the right wing cabal.

**Xiahou** · 02-02-2006, 18:15

I don't see what the big deal is.

**IrishMike** · 02-02-2006, 18:30

Oh well, we'll see what he turns out doing. Personally, and this is in no way a slam to gay people at all, I think he acts gay. If true, he couldn't be to conservative. Just an observation from his public appearances though.

**drone** · 02-02-2006, 18:32

There is already radio talk about this, mainly because it comes a week after this:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/24/hi...cnn_topstories

There are rumors that the SC will impose a moratorium on executions until this gets settled out. We may be a step closer to the abolishment of the death penalty here in the US. The fact that it may come from a GOP stacked bench with an ex-Texas governor as president seems a little strange.

**Don Corleone** · 02-02-2006, 18:48

I'm anti-death penalty, but basing it on 'cruel and unusual' reasoning is shaky ground. As the pro-death-penalty advocates always hit me with... why is executing somebody cruel, yet locking them in a cage for the rest of their life not? The ACLU already has a bunch of lawsuits out there claiming incarceration is 'cruel and unusual', so this will just add fuel to the fire.

Just out curiouisty, other than Jag, who's been sadly absent (and strangely, missed by me) is there anybody out there that's anti-incarceration?

**Redleg** · 02-02-2006, 19:25

Originally Posted by Don Corleone

Just out curiouisty, other than Jag, who's been sadly absent (and strangely, missed by me) is there anybody out there that's anti-incarceration?

I believe Soulforged leans in that direction. He does seem to believe that the individual must still be held accountable for his actions, just that incarceration doesn't seem to be the solution he advocates.