Ah, yes, in commemoration of our 50th year as a state, Representative Mike Chenault wants to
introduce the death penalty to Alaska. As if we didn't have enough stupidity and expense in gummint these days. (Actually, I'm not that generally displeased with Alaska government, but boy, howdy, certain Republicans sure seem to want to
muck things up but good.) Sarah Palin, good little bloodthirsty Christian that she is, shares Chenault's absolute faith in the impeccable, color-blind, and utterly error-free operation of our criminal justice system. Ramras evidently also
has no qualms about it, either: "Hang 'em high." Or, if they
don't think the system is perfect, they're still perfectly willing to sacrifice one or two here and there, or not worry about the disproportionate application of the death penalty depending on the convicted person's race, or the expense before the person even gets to trial.
And to top it off, Chenault is just fine with wasting the legislature's limited time:
It is not my expectation that HB 9 will pass the Legislature and become law this year. In fact, I would be quite surprised if it did.
Nope, Chenault wants us to have a "healthy dialogue" about it. I submit that perhaps the 90-day session is not the best place to do this.
Talk about stupid.
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