When the death penalty becomes real, it focuses people on the issue.
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This seems to be cobbled together in short notice and without significant review. It's not absolutely essential that each person be executed on time, if there's this kind of uncertainty. I find it somewhat amazing that they could have a judge change the procedure and then change it again all while this person's not knowing even how he's going to be executed.Richard Dieter
We as a country have been dramatically changing our notions about clemency and the death penalty in the past half decade.
Richard Dieter
The issue has multiple sides to it, so it's not so easy to pummel your opponent with it. (Politicians) don't want to be seen abolishing the death penalty permanently but don't want to be seen as cavalier about it, either.
Richard Dieter
Every lawyer worth his salt is putting in a lethal injection challenge.
Richard Dieter
This is an issue that is ultimately going to have to be resolved by the Supreme Court. Because you're ultimately not likely ever going to have doctors in the execution chamber.
Richard Dieter
The Constitution doesn't demand perfection. I think the court's going to accept something less than 100 percent perfection because they're not going to be willing to say we can't have a death penalty.
Richard Dieter
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