James Norton said "tonight Karla Faye Tucker may well be executed. But whether Ms. Tucker lives or dies, her case is making the country think more reflectively about the death penalty. The moral bankruptcy of adopting death and violence to conquer death and violence has not been lost on our moral leaders, such as the Catholic Church, and the American people are beginning to appreciate the futility of execution. Given a choice, most people would choose life without parole, plus restitution to the victim's family, over the death penalty. In the Senate, there is a bill that few Americans would condone to impose the death penalty on the District despite a referendum and a council vote to the contrary. Karla Faye Tucker's Christian conversion has drawn her much support. May her faith convert us all from selective Christianity when it comes to the death penalty." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 3, 1998

tonight Karla Faye Tucker may well be executed. But whether Ms. Tucker lives or dies, her case is making the country think more reflectively about the death penalty. The moral bankruptcy of adopting death and violence to conquer death and violence has not been lost on our moral leaders, such as the Catholic Church, and the American people are beginning to appreciate the futility of execution. Given a choice, most people would choose life without parole, plus restitution to the victim's family, over the death penalty. In the Senate, there is a bill that few Americans would condone to impose the death penalty on the District despite a referendum and a council vote to the contrary. Karla Faye Tucker's Christian conversion has drawn her much support. May her faith convert us all from selective Christianity when it comes to the death penalty.

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James Norton

Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the implications of the death penalty in light of Karla Faye Tucker's case.

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