Congressmen Harold Ford, Jr, from Memphis, TN, was on "Imus in the morning" on 3/2/05, praising the supreme court decision to ban capital punishment for criminals who commit their crimes at age 16 or 17. He apparently said (to paraphrase)that since the "rest of the world" has banned it, it was "about time" the US did the same.
While I personally think that someone at age 16 who commits a heinous crime like premeditated murder should be eligible for the Death Penalty, the fact that the rest of the world doesn't do it is NOT a justification to change our laws.
I hate to quote my mother, but "If everyone else jumped off the bridge, would you do it, too?"
So I suppose Mr Ford will ask the "rest of the world" for their opinions on all legislation in the United States. Why not just turn over sovereignty to the United Nations. They are doing such a good job in the Congo.
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