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The Washington Post says the Supreme Court's mistake requires it to reconsider the ban on the death penalty for rape of a child.

althouse.blogspot.com » 2008 » July » 6th » The Washington Post says the Supreme Court's mistake requires it to reconsider the ban on the death penalty for rape of a child.

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It's absolutely right: The majority determined that capital punishment for child rape was unconstitutional, in part because a national consensus had formed against it. As evidence, the court noted that "37 jurisdictions -- 36 States plus the Federal Government -- have the death penalty. [But] only six of those jurisdictions authorize the death penalty for rape of a child." Actually, only two … Continue Reading »

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