SCOTUS Tramples State’s Powers Again, Rules Against Capital Punishment for Child Rapists

Another victory for the left, for pedophiles and against the victims of these barbaric crimes. In a 5-4 decision, the liberal contingent of the SCOTUS have jerked the power away from the states to decide who gets the needle, and who gets to spend life on the taxpayer dime:

Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion that “evolving standards of decency” in the United States forbid capital punishment for any crime other than murder.

“We conclude that, in determining whether the death penalty is excessive, there is a distinction between intentional first-degree murder on the one hand and nonhomicide crimes against individual persons, even including child rape, on the other,” wrote Anthony Kennedy, who is of no relation to the convicted rapist.

Execution of Patrick Kennedy, the justice also wrote, would be unconstitutional on the grounds of the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

Evolving standards of decency? What the hell does that mean? Decency certainly isn’t growing stronger in this country. Does that mean the as decency evolves, meaning degrades, child rape won’t be seen as that outrageous an offense?

Compare this ruling with the video I played on yesterday’s podcast. The video is of Rep. James Fagan (D-MA), a state legislator, vowing to take a six year old rape victim and “rip her apart” on the witness stand.

Do the left only care about the criminal here? Do they not care about the life of the victim? The lives of other victims? It’s disgusting.

And look at this pile of legal crap:

after a review of the “history of the death penalty for this and other nonhomicide crimes, current state statutes and new enactments, and the number of executions since 1964, we conclude there is a national consensus against capital punishment for the crime of child rape,” Anthony Kennedy wrote.

Now, I’m no lawyer, but even I know that Constitutional law shouldn’t be decided on public opinion. What does the Constitution say, you moron?! Don’t tell me what people in Beverly Hills think! Tell me what the Constitution allows! If the people want to keep filthy child rapists from getting executed, they will pass a bill to prevent it. That’s how the system works.

And now capital punishment is reserved only for murder? What about treason? What about espionage?

The Constitutionalists on the court, the same four that dissented when the court gave enemy combatants rights to the American legal system, felt the liberals on the court were wrong:

In his dissent, Alito wrote that the majority ruled against the death penalty “no matter how young the child, no matter how many times the child is raped, no matter how many children the perpetrator rapes, no matter how sadistic the crime, no matter how much physical or psychological trauma is inflicted and no matter how heinous the perpetrator’s criminal record may be.”

Another power grab but the SCOTUS. For me, this is more important than terrorism when it comes to my vote. I’m not worried about a terrorist take-over of America. But these liberal ruling coming down from on high makes me think that a vote for McCain, who will have Fred Thompson vetting his justice nominations, is worth holding my nose for.