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Even if every other sentence Mr. Tucker has written in his article is 100% correct, The Supreme Court's decision to overturn a Louisiana statute imposing the death penalty for child rape should, indeed, cause quite a bit of conversation among conservatives.

Once again, the Supreme Court has ventured in to the territory of the people and their elected representatives and trumped the democratic will. All of the fine arguments Mr. Tucker makes are points to be considered by our elected representatives in crafting legislating. As Robert Bork pointed out, not every bad law is unconstitutional.

p>Unless one wants to make the case that counter-productivity falls within the penumbra of unusual, I'm afraid that Mr. Tucker has written an excellent argument while completely missing the point, and the Supreme Court has, once again, proclaimed itself to be a super-legislature. br> -- Tim Falk br> West Des Moines, Iowa /p> p> The best practical argument for the death penalty is this: Without it more criminals would kill the witnesses to their crimes. As bad as child rape is, it seems to me, we shouldn't give the rapists new incentive to become child killers. br> -- JL br> Lynden, Washington /p> p> SAFE, BUT HOW SAFE? br> Re: Philip Klein's

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