... illusory, but the bloodshed and the resulting destruction of community decency are real."(Bedau) Along the same vein, an editorial in the February 2001 issue of The American Spectator (applauding Clinton's decision to stay the first federal execution in forty years) has this to say on the practice of capital punishment: The most compelling reason for ending state executions is that ... to take a more activist role. "Following the Pope's visit, Massachusetts bishops fiercely denounced legislation that would have restores the death penalty in their state. Bernard Cardinal Law testified ag...

• Word Count: 2739
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... illusory, but the bloodshed and the resulting destruction of community decency are real."(Bedau) Along the same vein, an editorial in the February 2001 issue of The American Spectator (applauding Clinton's decision to stay the first federal execution in forty years) has this to say on the practice of capital punishment: The most compelling reason for ending state executions is that ... to take a more activist role. "Following the Pope's visit, Massachusetts bishops fiercely denounced legislation that would have restores the death penalty in their state. Bernard Cardinal Law testified ag...

• Word Count: 2861
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate