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The Ten Commandments are very clear: "Thou shalt not kill." I see no exceptions there. The five precepts are very clear: "I vow to abstain from taking life." No exceptions there. Some states allow for executions and some don't. Killing is not killing. Killing under this circumstance is ok, that maybe 5 years, a federal official kills and it is ok, then under this or that situation is murder and you will be executed. This must be a case of situational ethics and politicians who cannot stand the scrutiny of the laws they write.

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Cannot help thinking that there is a rigid separation of the church and state so that politicians don't have to be held accountable or to the same standards of ethics or morality.

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Three days out of high school and I was on my way to Parris Island. Most of the drill instructors had marched out of the frozen Chosan. Their mantra was "leave no man alive or dead behind." It was a comforting thought in 20 years of military service knowing I would never be forgotten or left behind. It became my mantra for 20 years, as much to know that I would never be forgotten as to help me guide fellow soldiers. The terror of being left behind is out of this world.

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There is no redemption. To execute someone means that a person cannot be helped and has no worthwhile qualities. Who among us is qualified to make the laws, determine the value of a person, and execute the punishment? The state can execute someone and not be held accountable for its errors yet a person can kill someone and be considered non-redeemable. Clinton, Kennedy, and Edwards.

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What is this thing called closure. How can we have closure when two wrongs make a right? One murder can clear the air of another murder. This sounds like revenge and not closure. This should be in a movie like "A Clockwork Orange" or "Catch 22", not in real life.

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Time to get on the bus