The Supreme Court, which two years ago abolished executions for the mentally retarded, said Monday it will now consider ending the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes.
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The court agreed to hear the case of a Missouri man who was 17 when he robbed a woman, wrapped her head in duct tape and threw her off a railroad bridge in 1993. The state Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to send people to their deaths for killings committed when they were younger than 18.
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The court majority said, in effect, that times change and that the constitutionality of such executions changes with them. The 6-3 ruling drew fierce dissents from the court's three most conservative members, who view the Constitution as a more rigid document.
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Only the United States and a handful of other countries allow execution of juvenile killers, and death penalty opponents argue that such executions violate not only the Constitution but an international treaty signed by the United States.
Well, the international treaties argument will never fly with the 1600 Crew, since they never met one they wouldn't abrogate, so we know the position that they'll take on this. Preznit Death Haus Daddy probably gets his rocks off mocking the inmates on their way to the death chamber, he's just learned not to do it in front of reporters any more.
Our more ethically challenged member of the Supremes, Fat Tony will probably need another hunting trip with VP Angina to know exactly how to he and 10-Watt should vote to keep the 1600 Crew happy.
I never learned this part in civics class ... guess I was a left-behind child, eh?
