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Sara Weinberger: Shining a light on the federal government’s killing spree Published: 12/21/2020 12:52:32 PM In June, Attorney General William Barr ordered the resumption of federal executions. Like a kid let loose in a candy store, Barr wasted no time. On July 14, Daniel Lee Lewis, according to his lawyer, spent the last four hours of his life strapped to a gurney, waiting for the Supreme Court to decide his fate. On July 13, a federal judge had delayed his execution on the grounds that the constitutionality of Barr’s procedure for lethal injections had not been fully litigated. The Justice Department immediately appealed to the Supreme Court. Ultimately, Lewis was executed shortly after the court, in a 5-4 ruling, paved the way for 10 people to be executed by the federal government by year’s end. ....
Mike Dukakis was asked by CNNâs Bernard Shaw during the 1988 presidential debates whether he would support the death penalty if his wife, Kitty, had been raped and murdered. The Massachusetts governor famously responded: âNo, I donât, Bernard, and I think you know that Iâve opposed the death penalty during all of my life. I donât see any evidence that itâs a deterrent, and I think there are better and more effective ways to deal with violent crime.â Given the coddling Democrats receive from the press today, Shawâs question sounds especially jarring. But Dukakisâs automaton-like response to a query about the theoretical slaying of his dear wife did not go over well with the American public. Dukakis did not seem to genuinely grapple with the complex moral implications of murder and punishment. ....