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To: DevSix

When the Supreme Court "passed" the law that no one under 18 can be put to death, it sure became retroactive.


207 posted on 03/19/2005 12:21:37 PM PST by Dante3
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To: Dante3
When the Supreme Court "passed" the law that no one under 18 can be put to death, it sure became retroactive.

It sure did! Great point.

223 posted on 03/19/2005 12:24:58 PM PST by bjs1779 (I fed Terri small mouthfuls of Jello, which she swallowed and enjoyed immensely" Cna H.Law 1997)
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I had to check FR one more time before going to the store--what great news!!


255 posted on 03/19/2005 12:33:03 PM PST by proud American in Canada
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To: Dante3
When the Supreme Court "passed" the law that no one under 18 can be put to death, it sure became retroactive.

That is a court decision not legislation passed by Congress (two different animals) - Unless of course it is a Clinton tax-hike (which amazingly was retroactive).

610 posted on 03/19/2005 1:45:25 PM PST by SevenMinusOne
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