no such
             "Larry Elder, talk radio host, author of showdown: Confronting
             Bias, Lies and the Special Interests That Divide America, and
             former host of television's "Moral Court" argues against
             abolishing the death penalty. "I support the death penalty,"
             admits Elder. "It makes a profound statement that you have
             committed the ultimate sin against society, and society is
             making a moral statement about your conduct: You have to
             sacrifice your life." He continues: "[I believe] society has the
             right to judge who lives or dies [concerning capital
             punishment]. I know the argument 'only God judges that,' but
             frankly, my reading of the Bible does not prevent a state from
             capital punishment." And although Elder admitted the number
             of innocent people who spent years on death row across the
             nation before being exonerated is disturbing, he added: "I
             wouldn't throw out the death penalty because of what
             happened in Illinois. It just means we have to be even more
             When mentioning Illinois, elder is referring to former governor George
             Ryan who garnered worldwide attention and fueled the national debate when on
             his last day in office he commuted the sentences of 167 death row inmates
             because of "the sorrowful condition of Illinois' death penalty system." "To say it
             plainly, the Illinois capital punishment system is broken. It has taken innocent
             men to a hair's breadth escape from their unjust execution, , , ," he stated.
             Many people and politicians don't agree with these opinions, and I certainly
             don't agree. On the other hand there are many politicians and people who do
             agree with these opinions. Well since Larry Elder mentioned the Bible, I will refer
             to those comments. He mentions the argument of who G-d judges and he
             doesn't see any prevention of executing capital punishment stated in the Bible.
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