Rasmussen: 6 out of 10 Americans favor death penalty for the Boston terrorist

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And this is why electing the judiciary is a terrible, terrible idea.

I don't see the connection. The IL judiciary is elected and they are hardly agreed on the death penalty (at least when we had it).

Attempts to remove and replace judges on single issues work only rarely here. There has been single party control of the appointment process at the state for the last decade. Election at least provides for a more diverse judiciary since the judges will tend to reflect the circuits that elect them.