State Of Virginia planning to kill one of its female citizens next week

[lifelongMOgal]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

That's not true. We are a representative democracy. We elect representatives who make most of our decisions for us.

No, we are a representative Republic.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal

No, we are a representative Republic.

Our system of government can correctly be called a representative democracy or a democratic republic. My point was that, as voters, we don't make decisions on "everything", as the earlier poster had said.

[aspiesmom]

Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal

No, we are a representative Republic.

Republic IS a representative democracy:

Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"... In the United States, James Madison defined republic in terms of representative democracy as opposed to direct democracy,[5] and this usage is still employed by many viewing themselves as "democrats"..."

[juppiter]

It's in the constitution... cruel and unusual punishment. Of course they shouldn't be allowed.

[Memphis1979]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

I'm always against the death penalty...
What struck me is that the woman is a 41 year old grandmother. Wow.

What strikes me is that the two gunmen, the people who actually killed someone, have Life without parole. The ring leader, who didn't kill anyone is going to be executed?

I don't know the full details of the story, but to me, that seems excessive when looking at the sentence of the others convicted.

[wenge2ful]

It happened in TX too... The plotter got the DP,the executioner LWOP...

It is the mastermind who matters...She cohersed the 2 assasins...

The jurors are representing the people.

We have democratic justice...( in the 34 states with DP)...

Nothing is cruel with the DP.

The criminal falls unconscious & then dies.

The sweetest,kindest ,painless death...

Satisfaction guarranteed...