Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Real Life Experience Versus Theory
The national Democratic platform has been quietly changed in one fundamental area - Capital Punishment. For the first time since 1988 the Democratic nominee will not run on a pro-death penalty platform.
John Kerry cites his personal experience killing people in Vietnam as being key in why he opposes capital punishment in almost all cases. Although he did alter his stance somewhat after 9/11 saying that he would consider capital punishment, in limited cases, for foreign terrorists. In contrast is George W. Bush. A man with no known experience killing anyone and who publically mocked a deathrow inmate who had appealed for clemency.
Noteworthy is the fact that 12 states bar capital punishment. Among them are some key battleground states - Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine and West Virginia.
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John Kerry cites his personal experience killing people in Vietnam as being key in why he opposes capital punishment in almost all cases. Although he did alter his stance somewhat after 9/11 saying that he would consider capital punishment, in limited cases, for foreign terrorists. In contrast is George W. Bush. A man with no known experience killing anyone and who publically mocked a deathrow inmate who had appealed for clemency.
Noteworthy is the fact that 12 states bar capital punishment. Among them are some key battleground states - Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine and West Virginia.
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