Political Quotes

“The World Trade Center bombing, which was a terrorist bombing of the first impression, killed dozens of people. New York State did not have a death penalty. The Federal establishment at that point did not have a Federal death penalty, so the gentleman's amendment, had it been in place, would have covered that situation to the letter. This is an excellent way for the jury to have an extra dimension, extra guideline, extra standard against which to weigh the difference between a life sentence and the death penalty. Therefore, I would support the gentleman's amendment, because it is simply an additional tool that the jury of one's peers would have to determine whether or not the death penalty should apply. Everyone in the world knows when there is a mass killing or multiple killing, that that is much worse than a single killing, as sad and horrible as that single killing could be. But to mount up the terror with three and five and seven killings gives the jury additional weight to determine whether or not the death penalty should apply.”