Even if rational people conclude that the death penalty is a deterrent, that it is not administered with unnecessary pain, that there are criminals who are not rehabilitable, that it is less expensive than prison, it still violates the Eighth Amendment?

I should say yes, agreed George. And talk about speed! he added. Wow! One ball he threw soaked me in the ear. I can feel it yet! and he rubbed the side of his head reflectively.

the king's right of seigniory and tutelage

'Don't know why the good signora doesn't have one of those kachelofens here in her front hall, just to be more welcoming.' Jane smiled, not because the notion of kachelofens here at the foot of the stairs was so preposterous, but because […]