Supreme Court History
Mark Levin, author of the book MEN IN BLACK, just finished a segment on Jay Severin's Radio Show on WTTK in Boston. His book is about the history of the Supreme Court, and, in his opinion, how the Justices over time are ruining this country.
Mr. Levin has been making the rounds of the conservative talks shows recently and the blog Curiouser and Curiouser has a good excerpt of some of Mark Levin's points. In addition to these points, Mark Levin is calling for an admendment to the Constitution to limit the Supreme Court Justices to a twelve year term.
Of course, all of this is in light of today's decision by the Court to make capital punishment illegal for those 17 or under.
This decision had many scary aspects, none more so then the majority argument depended heavily on the law of other countries in particular England (didn't we kick those guys out once or twice?). Check out Anne Althouse's site for a good summary of the decision and dissent.
So what do I have to add to this conversation?
Very little, except to ask what is the difference between a 17 year-old murderer and an 18 year old murderer?
Well, 12 months, and the fact that the 18 year-old can vote and if he's male can be drafted to die for his country.
No 17 or 18 year-old can drink alcohol legally but most can drive an automobile. You need to be 21 to drink legally.
Something seems a bit inconsistent about all this. Are we saying children don't grow up as fast as they used to?
This may be the case since it's extremely difficult to get a job that can support a family and buy a house at 17 or 18. In Boston, this is even difficult at 30.
But, seriously, if you can't have a beer at 17 or 18, should you be allowed to vote or die for your country or die for committing murder?
Where is the cut-off age where one becomes responsible for one's actions?
I would argue it should all go down to 17, but I also think we need to bring back American manufacturing jobs so these high school graduates have a place to earn a decent wage.
So, basically, I'm pro-death, pro-driving, pro-drafting, and pro-drinking for 17 year olds. Sound like a philosophy Darwin would dig?
That's just my opinion, what's yours?
Mr. Levin has been making the rounds of the conservative talks shows recently and the blog Curiouser and Curiouser has a good excerpt of some of Mark Levin's points. In addition to these points, Mark Levin is calling for an admendment to the Constitution to limit the Supreme Court Justices to a twelve year term.
Of course, all of this is in light of today's decision by the Court to make capital punishment illegal for those 17 or under.
This decision had many scary aspects, none more so then the majority argument depended heavily on the law of other countries in particular England (didn't we kick those guys out once or twice?). Check out Anne Althouse's site for a good summary of the decision and dissent.
So what do I have to add to this conversation?
Very little, except to ask what is the difference between a 17 year-old murderer and an 18 year old murderer?
Well, 12 months, and the fact that the 18 year-old can vote and if he's male can be drafted to die for his country.
No 17 or 18 year-old can drink alcohol legally but most can drive an automobile. You need to be 21 to drink legally.
Something seems a bit inconsistent about all this. Are we saying children don't grow up as fast as they used to?
This may be the case since it's extremely difficult to get a job that can support a family and buy a house at 17 or 18. In Boston, this is even difficult at 30.
But, seriously, if you can't have a beer at 17 or 18, should you be allowed to vote or die for your country or die for committing murder?
Where is the cut-off age where one becomes responsible for one's actions?
I would argue it should all go down to 17, but I also think we need to bring back American manufacturing jobs so these high school graduates have a place to earn a decent wage.
So, basically, I'm pro-death, pro-driving, pro-drafting, and pro-drinking for 17 year olds. Sound like a philosophy Darwin would dig?
That's just my opinion, what's yours?
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