Wonder what Karl thinks?...Death penalty for poll cheaters sought

[Melissa G]

Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Death penalty for poll cheaters sought

SENATOR Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada has filed a bill seeking to amend the Omnibus Election Code (OEC) whereby capital punishment will be imposed on candidates found to have engaged in election fraud.

Estrada asked his colleagues in the Senate to support his proposal to stop the illegal act from being committed in future elections.

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Estrada said electoral fraud should be considered a heinous crime because it abuses the right of suffrage.

"In order not to undermine the exercise of the right of suffrage by every citizen, penalties for certain election offenses are hereby increased while those are grievous and odious, aside from being inherently depraved, repugnant and outrageous to the common standards of decency and morality," he said.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2005/06/21/news/death.penalty.for.poll.cheaters.sought.html

[Blue Shark]

1. Oooooh! I concur! N/T

[Bill Bored]

2. Treason already carries this penalty.

Why not just call it that and be done with it?
Makes it a lot simpler.

So is this guy a Repub or a Dem?
Let's see, pro death, anti election fraud.
I'd say it's a toss-up!
Third party maybe?

[jsamuel]

3. I have been saying this for months and months, it is plain TREASON

[Melissa G]

6. There is actually a lot about election fraud in several parts of the world

right now. (i know this from googling for the Daily thread.. have you nominated it today btw?) Notable countries include this article from Manila. Shrub has the audacity to complain about Iran!.. and of course, Britain!

[Bill Bored]

8. Hey, I thought this was a US Senator!

Didn't see that Manilla logo before!

That's why it sounded like a third party to me.
It is true that Treason in the US carries the death penalty though.

[Chicago1]

4. This bunch is going to be eligible for the DEATH PENALTY

The crimes that have been committed are HORRIBLE and will be punished accordingly (Massive Amounts of Death Penalty Cases). I don't think President Kerry and VP Edwards want to lose in '08. They're not going to make the same mistake Ford made.

[LightningFlash]

5. Death Penalty?

Wow, now I've seen it all. The death penalty for those who engage in electoral fraud......The two extremes are just colliding now.

[LongTomH]

7. Ooooh! We could have rolling brownouts in Ohio and Florida.....

frying all the co-conspirators from 2004!