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H. J. Res. 80, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the penalty of death (2 comments ↓)
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H.J. Res. would propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the penalty of death.
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S. Weidman
April 20, 2008, 11:14pm (report abuse)If such an amendment ever is added to the United States Constitution, I will soon afterwards be wishing that I did not live in the United States. It is absolutely necessary that dangerous criminals be put to death.
Joe
April 30, 2008, 8:27pm (report abuse)To the above commenter, unless you are being sarcastic, you are incredibly neurotic and/or ignorant. Do you honestly feel you would be at any greater risk of harm because people aren't being put to death? To the contrary, states that have banned the death penalty have lower murder rates than those that haven't.