Justice Elena Kagan's first vote is against an execution
The newest member of the Supreme Court is in the minority in backing a stay of execution over questions about the safety of a drug to be used in a lethal injection. Shortly after the stay was overturned Tuesday, Arizona executed Jeffrey Landrigan....
A judge had put the execution on hold because she said she was "left to speculate" whether this drug was safe for its intended use.
Ummm, isn't the lack of safety the point? Or is it that - whether this drug was safe for its intended use - means the drug might not kill the person? its intended use, right?
All three of the female justices were in the minority on this vote...
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"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
That is one of the most asinine things I've ever read! Yes, the drug might give the dead guy... piles? Warts?
Oh, my gosh. This woman, well, most of the court, really... are poster children for Thinly Veiled Excuses.
Beware of anti-death penalty justices, for they will find any excuse whatsoever, no matter how flimsy, to overturn a verdict.