QUOTE
1:
“To me, capital punishment is a form of
societal self-defense. It should not be employed indiscriminately, but in cases
of the most heinous crimes, the death penalty may be the only appropriate
punishment. Some people believe it is right to take a life to save the life of
someone else, but they would not vote to take the life of a convicted criminal,
no matter how horrible the crime. Others believe that killing another person
for any reason is simply wrong. I respect those opinions, but I disagree with
them. I'm convinced that government has a duty to promote community defense.
The death penalty, when applied in appropriate cases, can be a strong deterrent
to crime. It is certainly a deterrent to the convicted criminal sentenced to
death, and it is also a deterrent to other potential capital offenders.”
QUOTE
2:
John David Ashcroft about a terrorist for his role in the September 11th attacks: "We remain committed not only to carrying
out justice in this case but also to ensuring that the rights of the victims
are fully protected ... The United States of America is a sovereign nation
whose representatives in the United States Congress have chosen to mark the
seriousness of certain crimes indelibly by indicating that .. those crimes
should be death- eligible in certain circumstances ... We understand that when
the United States Congress speaks, they speak the voice of the people of this
country, and it's clear that America is so concerned about the safety and
security of its citizens that certain crimes against the people of this country
have been designated as death-eligible by the Congress of the United States,
signed into law by presidents."
AUTHOR: John David Ashcroft (born May 9,
1942) is a United States politician who was the 79th United States attorney
general. He served during the first term of President George W. Bush from 2001
until 2005. Ashcroft was previously the 50th Governor of Missouri (1985–1993)
and a US senator from Missouri (1995–2001).
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