Texas man faces execution after jurors consult Bible to decide fate

New York - On Monday, Dec. 6, a district court in Texas will be asked – for the first time in that U.S. state's history – to decide whether the death penalty is unconstitutional based on the "disproportionately high risk of wrongful convictions" in Texas. John Edward Green, Jr., the defendant in Texas v. Green, is charged in the fatal shooting of a 34-year-old Houston woman during a 2008 robbery. He has not yet been convicted, but prosecutors say they would seek the ...

when they admitted on page 2 of the linked NYT article it wasn't likely the IRS "targeting" of conservative groups was politically motivated. Senator Roy Blunt R-MO, up for re-election in 2016, and Rep Charles Boustany R-LA were wise to wait until an extended holiday slow-news cycle to make the admission. That way, it might get drowned out by all the celebratory fireworks and gunshots, both intentional and accidental, that produced fatalities and injuries, some of whom were ...

A fascinating read, only 26 pages, but it's somewhat dry and scholastic in style so I'll note that the author first observes that human beings do not learn from history, and that in fact many people are ignorant about history, and so cannot learn from it. He lists numerous empires that lasted approximately 200 to 250 years, and analyzes the repeated, predictable stages of their rise and fall. As I read this, I thought he might have been writing a thumbnail sketch of the Un ...

Just days before the election, after weeks believing that Michigan was safely blue, the pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC Priorities USA polled voters there — only to discover that it was a one-point race. The group quickly poured millions into the state. The Clinton campaign did similarly, and on the eve of the election, aides sent in Clinton herself, as well as her top surrogate, President Obama. It was too late. More at link, including a graphic that is easy to understand. ...

...and Trump is sending all the right signals so far with his picks. I've been pulling for Bolton for Secy of State, but this morning there's a rumor it might be Mitt Romney. If it's either of those, America's stature in the world would be immediately enhanced - and Trump would have once again shown what it means to be an executive. ...and not just by the people he picks, but also those who've been jettisoned. Pay no attention to the media reports re ...

So it's not over yet. Washington (CNN) -- Now that the House has passed the Senate's health care reform bill and a package meant to reconcile differences between the House and Senate bills, the next step is for members of the Senate to sign off on those changes. That won't be as easy as it sounds. Senate Republicans have indicated they will use any and all legislative tactics in order to slow -- even stop -- the reconciliation bill from passing. President Obama is expected to ...

Don't know how we can ever have bipartisanship when the parties can't even agree among themselves, and yes I mean BOTH parties. There is infighting on the Republican side too. I was kind of surprised to see Steny Hoyer suggesting the military should be included in that freeze, though. If the freeze ever happens...since the union has bucked up. Ain't politics grand?? ...

Peter Waldron, who served as Bachmann’s national field coordinator in the 2012 presidential race, has filed an the Federal Election Commission complaint alleging that the lawmaker’s campaign improperly used leadership PAC funds to pay presidential campaign staff. He says he has spoken to investigators in what he described as “a very cordial two-hour meeting,” and other staffers tell the Daily Beast that the questions they were asked relate to the same payme ...

If liberals ever hope to rise again, they will grok this: 1. You think you are superior. You are not. 2. You think we are stupid. We are not. 3. You love globalism. We look around the world and don't see anything we wish to emulate. 4. You do not believe America is the best country in the world. We do. 5. You think "resisting Trump" is a winning strategy. It is a losing strategy - in fact it isn't a strategy at all. (Do y ...

Wow! Who would have thought that moveon.org would be asking for DeBlasio's resignation? Maybe there's hope for some LIberals after all. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing a firestorm of criticism in the wake of the execution-style murder of two city police officers, as police union officials and ex-city leaders accuse him of stoking an atmosphere that made officers a target of "hate." From his opposition to stop-and-frisk policies during his mayoral campaign to mor ...

Hate crime charges filed in Chicago beating streamed on Facebook Live What sorry excuses for fellow human beings. I say they're savages with no souls. May they rot in prison for their miserable lives! ...

Just as Bill O'Reilly was trying to move on from a dispute over his war stories, the Fox News host suddenly has more questions to answer. This time, the scrutiny is being directed at an account of his investigation into John F. Kennedy's assassination. O'Reilly's telling of it has gone like this: In 1977, Russian-born George de Mohrenschildt, who knew Lee Harvey Oswald, had been contacted by congressional investigators. O'Reilly, a reporter for a Dallas TV station ...

A California state assembly committee has a key vote on the future of Senate Bill 128, which would allow doctors to help terminally ill patients take their own lives. If approved, California could soon join a handful of states that would allow physician assisted suicide. ...

Judge Andrew Napolitano says former Attorney General Loretta Lynch could be facing jail time for obstruction of justice if emails to former DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz reportedly about furthering DNC interests surface. “It is alleged, this document has not seen the light of day yet, if it exists that there is one or several emails between Debbie Wasserman Shultz and Loretta Lynch concerning the behavior that Loretta Lynch will take to further the DNC interests while Mrs. Lyn ...

Badly injured, Harry Reid’s political future was left for dead. It was early 2009, and the Senate Democratic Leader was reeling from the revelation that he praised Barack Obama’s “light skin” and lack of a “Negro dialect.” Polls showed Reid going to the way of his predecessor, Tom Daschle, who lost reelection in 2004, as the Nevadan faced revolt both at home and in Washington, and on both the right and left. Just a third Nevadans said they wou ...

Liberal Fascism. USAA, an insurance, bank and financial services company that caters to active duty military, veterans and their families, is getting slammed by members after announcing on Twitter Wednesday night the company was withdrawing advertising on the Sean Hannity show in response to pressure from liberal activists trying to silence Hannity by cutting off his advertising base. It was not stated by USAA if they advertised on Hannity’s Fox News Channel show or his nationally syndicat ...

I especially like this comment: "And Svitavsky said Vermont voters are concerned by the FBI investigation into the finances of Burlington College, a small school that Sanders’ wife ran before it shut down under the weight of a bank loan she took out." ...

Trump has repeated this false story numerous times see link ...

She needs to go to Harry's Retirement Home. ...

Sanctuary Sheriff Faces Removal From Office For Aiding Criminal Illegals Sheriff Hernandez blocking feds from rounding up felon illegals Kit Daniels January 28, 2017 Image Credits: Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images. Travis Co. Sheriff Sally Hernandez is facing removal from office after defying Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to end “sanctuary city” policies which aid criminal aliens. Hernandez, whose jurisdiction includes ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is facing potential rifts with members of his own party in tough re-election contests as he barrels toward a fall fight with Republicans over his ability to change immigration policies. If Obama takes the broadest action under consideration — removing the threat of deportation for millions of people in this country illegally — the short-term risks appear greatest for Senate Democrats in conservative-leaning states. Weeks before the Nove ...

My 17yo son has been feverish for three days. He has mostly ran a fever in the early morning and late afternoon, evening hours. However, when he takes ibuprofen or Tylenol, the fever breaks and he feels fine. However, this evening he spiked a fever to 102. He took four 200 mg ibuprofen and the fever came down to 99.4. But within an hour, it shot back up to 101.7. He took more ibuprofen (without my knowledge!) and his fever his still hovering at 101.2.&nbs ...

Decide Decide that this day will be productive and consequential, and it will be. Decide to rise above the petty distractions, and you’re already on your way. Decide that there are valuable opportunities in the challenges, and you’ll find those opportunities. Decide to make a positive difference, and you’ll have what is necessary to do so. There are many factors in life over which you have no direct control. And yet even with those things, you can decide how to handle them. ...

I have not been happy with O's performance the last 4 years. However, I am not sure he is totally to blame for the state of our economy, debt, and job situation. The R fully admit that what was dumped in his lap was tremendous. Much of the debt technically does not even belong to O. The rest, I believe he had no choice, as we were actually looking at a depression. As Clinton stated, NO president, R or D, could fix these problems in 4 years. Even though I just ...

In a long lifetime, I've never seen such a sorry slate of candidates on both sides. It's embarrassing to think the world is watching this farce. ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DigpZl-wQQw ...

Let's see... ...free room and board... ...free medical, including any major surgery you might need, and even transgender operations in case you get a whim in that direction... ...free dental, including orthodontia, transplants etc... ...free legal services... ...free college (grad school even!)... ...free gym membership... ...free job counseling and training... ...free cable TV... ...free swimming pool... ...library... ...all the drugs you could ever want... ...and now the vote ...

Is anyone else trying to decide between these two women for President? How are you deciding? Which one would be the best? ...

Texas man faces execution after jurors consult Bible to decide fate

separation of church and state - linda

Good point. I couldn't agree more. (nm) - Nikki

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