Life is a very precious thing. However, as the years pass it seems to have lost a little bit of its value. Each year, the crime and murder rates rise, and sadly to say, the future does not hold much promise for decreasing. And, as the murder rates ... accept this logic. I agree with death penalty victim Joseph Carl Shaw when he states in a letter to the governor that "killing is wrong when I did it. Killing is wrong when you do it." I simply do not see the logic in murdering someone who has committed a murder because the same penalty is occurring; the taking of someone's life. Plain and simp...

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... his that I agreed with him on, is his plan for tax relief, his health care plan, his road plans, his education belief. The one political issue of his that I found a little bit shady is his beliefs on abortion. He feels that a woman should have the option of aborting their children, I think that all abortions should be illegal. The best characteristic that ... ...

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... client was or was not thinking at the time of the crime. That is a major reason why this defense does not work. We can never be truly certain that what you see in court is the real thing. As much as I feel that this defense is flawed, I realize that there are times when defenses legitimate. Truly mentally ill criminals need special ... ...

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