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Last Monday, troubled by the fact that so many people on death row in his state had been proven innocent, Illinois Gov. George Ryan issued a moratorium on executions. Though commendable, this action presupposes that capital punishment is a method we ought to use, that perhaps, if we could change the way it is administered, it would be a desirable method of crime control. However, it is not the potential for racial bias or the risk that people on death row may actually be innocent that makes capital punishment a less than ideal method of crime prevention...
...about and believes in the dignity of life, yet we sanction capital punishment, allowing it to become so commonplace that it ceases to become a controversial political topic. Each of the major candidates for the presidency supports retaining the death penalty and some even support broadening its use. Texas Gov. George W. Bush leads a state that executes more people each year than any other and is the leading Republican contender. Even both Democratic candidates support...
...there is a chink in the armor of Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore '69, last Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire may have been the blow that widened it. Bush and Gore, riding high on the backs of their party apparatuses and their victories in Iowa, came into the Granite State exuding the confidence of heirs apparent. Bush flaunted his legacy and name recognition, sharing the stage with George Sr. and Barbara; Gore played up his vice presidential status with his Secret Service entourage...
Even more troubling, however, is that the killing of this magnitude has become business as usual, especially on the campaign trail. While Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Sen. John S. McCain (R-Ariz.) trumpet this bipartisan massacre--claiming that this places foreign policy "above politics"--their complacency abdicates the opposition party's duty to provide the nation with a choice. Consequently, most important foreign policy issues will be removed from the debate in the upcoming general election...
...John S. McCain scored a landslide double-digit victory over Republican front runner Texas Gov. George W. Bush in yesterday's first-in-the nation New Hampshire primaries, while Vice President Al Gore '69 edged Democratic challenger Bill Bradley in a state where he had been trailing just two weeks...