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JT45242

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1. 5-4 ruling -- Handmaid and Beer Bong less bloodthirsty than the rest

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:50 AM

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Alito was, of course, all in on killing the dude.
RV bribe recipient wants the whole notion of disability removed from the discussion -- cause that way you can kill more.

It sickens me that we are the only truly industrialized country (not counting Arab monarchies or the Chines dictatorship in that list) that still executes people routinely.

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Supreme Court spares life of convicted murderer with low IQ [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Thursday OP

5-4 ruling -- Handmaid and Beer Bong less bloodthirsty than the rest JT45242 Thursday #1

Has handmaid ever voted to execute somebody? SSJVegeta Thursday #3

Yes. Part of the appeals court that rushed the first federal execution in 17 years for TCF in 2020 JT45242 Thursday #7

Ugggghh SSJVegeta Thursday #8

"RV bribe recipient" Ray Bruns Thursday #4

A drop in the bucket. Martin68 Thursday #2

Alito's dissent essentially favored procrustean solutions nuxvomica Thursday #5

Thomas dissented separately to remind everyone he wants to (and would) write the 8th Amendment out of the Constitution. mahatmakanejeeves Thursday #6