re: Desantis raises interesting death penalty issue

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I don't see how you can believe in small government and support a Government sponsored death penalty.

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Oh, it's easy. Small govt people (I'm small 'l' libertarian) believe in private property rights. Murder is the ultimate violation. The murderer should die for several reasons:
a. You can't kill anyone else.
b. It deters some other people from killing.
c. It makes us feel good.

The people who sit on juries don't work for the govt. Some D.A.s work for the govt but they're paid to release as many murderers as possible, not convict them.