Governor is no Austrian, Official Says

[realFedUp]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold23jan23,1,7889613.story

Governor Is No Austrian, Official Says
From Reuters

January 23, 2005

VIENNA — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a citizen of both the United States and Austria, should be stripped of Austrian citizenship for allowing a convicted murderer to be executed, an Austrian politician said.

Schwarzenegger rejected a clemency appeal by triple-murderer Donald Beardslee, which gave San Quentin Prison the green light for California's first execution in three years Wednesday.

"The death penalty is unacceptable in Austria and Europe. No Austrian citizen is allowed to take part in or order executions," Peter Pilz, the security spokesman for Austria's Green Party, told the Austrian Press Agency.

Pilz, whose opposition Green Party is the smallest political group in Parliament, said Schwarzenegger's support for the death penalty not only violates Austrian law but has damaged the country's image as a modern peace-loving nation.

[Truman01]

1. I just can't get all worked up over the death penalty for

a triple murderer. I know, it's not "progressive."

TC

[realFedUp]

2. I guess you aren't against the death penalty at all

even in cases where someone's brain damaged.

[Truman01]

3. I think anyone that murders three people is brain damaged.

[realFedUp]

4. and I say that anyone, state or otherwise who kills not in self-defense

is brain damaged.