My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My personal view is that I am opposed to the death penalty.
I am against the death penalty.
But I'm not pro death penalty. I - I'm just anti the notion that it is not a matter for democratic choice, that it has been taken away from the democratic choice of the people by a provision of the Constitution.
Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.
I'm actually really opposed to the death penalty.
I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us.
I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people in the United States.
Yes, I support the death penalty. It is an issue that cannot be fudged or hedged.
The death penalty issue is obviously a divisive one. But whether one is for or against, you can not deny the basic illogic - if we know the system is flawed, if we know there are innocent people on Death Row, then until the system is reformed, should we not abandon the death penalty to protect those who are innocent?
I am passionately opposed to capital punishment, and I have been all my life.
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