Sentence examples for lethal debate from inspiring English sources

Moving beyond last century's sterile yet lethal debate of Capitalism vs. Socialism to a uniquely American blend of Commonsense-ism would make a compelling, vibrant and fundamentally centrist political ideology, if several paces to the left of center as currently defined.

The decision of the nation's highest court to take up a petition brought by three inmates and Charles Warner, who was executed last Thursday, marks a turning point in the most significant legal debate around lethal injection drugs since the modern death penalty system began to unravel in the face of a European boycott.

The debate over lethal injection dates back to 1976, when the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment after a ten-year moratorium.

Using lethal tools without public debate or clear legal authority is a mistake and a slippery slope.

"It's not coincidental that the debate over lethal injections had traction in other jurisdictions but not in Texas," Professor Steiker said.

I e-mailed Julie Vandiver to ask her to explain the significance of Arkansas's long debate about lethal injection and capital punishment.

This twelve-year execution hiatus has been the result of a period of intense debate about lethal injection in the state's court system, legislature, and governor's office.

"But the State's argument ignores the ongoing and intensifying debate over lethal injection in this country, and the importance of providing specific and detailed information about how safely and reliably the death penalty is administered".

While the United States and other Group of 8 nations are providing aid to the rebels, and debating more lethal assistance, Russia is a key arms provider to Syria's government.

"We are dismayed that the legislature is spending time debating how to make it easier to kill someone if there is difficulty obtaining lethal injection drugs rather than debating repeal of the death penalty or what additional protections we can put into place to be sure that the commonwealth does not ever execute an innocent person," said Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, the group's executive director.

He also expressed his hope that the case would generate debate not just about lethal injection but about "the justification for the death penalty itself".