Nothing like wasting the time of lawmakers with a unconstitutional bill. If the bill becomes law, it will cause a lawsuit by anyone so convicted and cost the state tons of money it can ill afford. How do these folks get into office...2-12-2010 Oklahoma:
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Repeat sex offenders convicted of raping a child 6 years old or younger would be eligible for the death penalty under a bill passed by a House committee.
The bill by Rep. Rex Duncan was overwhelmingly approved Monday by the House Judiciary Committee, despite a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that such laws were unconstitutional.
The Sand Springs Republican says he feels the court erred in its decision and that he believes a new court could uphold the law.
In a Louisiana case in which a man was sentenced to death for raping an 8-year-old girl, the nation's highest court ruled that allowing the death penalty in such cases violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. ..Source.. KSWO.com
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Well, it explains a lot when a politician is a REPUBLICAN. They think their God now days.
"...he believes a new court could uphold the law."
Did I miss something? I wasn't aware that a court had been established above the U.S. Supreme Court.
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