judicial system needs reform

//1. Removing religion from the United States Judicial system enables people to legally commit immoral acts.// //My opponent lastly claims that because people have been falsely accused of crimes, it is legally permissible to lie under the law. Of course he did not show that it was legal, only that the state is very strict with child molestation cases as it should be. While unfortunate that this does happen, it is not actually legal to do so.// In other words, it does happen regardless of perception of legal. //2. All decisions in every court case should be decided based on a moral law that states love one another.// Is it not the Court systems job to protect the certain rights given to us by God. If our declaration of independence, the basis of our entire government system, is so bold as to mention the creator, why is it that our court system is not willing to even consider the creator, or the morals and values instilled by him/her, in the writings that they have given us? //3. If the crime violates that statement then it is punishable. The punishment would have a maximum IE. Stealing's maximum punishment would be the loss of a hand. With the victim deciding the punishment that suits him, approved by the judge.// My opponent brings a very democratic stance towards this statement, arguing that a judges knowledge of the law gives him unequally regarding his ability to make decisions. If all men are created equal as our declaration of independence states how can a judge be more equal than you or me in regards to making a decision. Isn't this a violation of the declaration of independence? To All Those Reading. It seems we are out of time I leave you with this thought. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal(men and judges alike), that they are endowed by their Creator(God) with certain unalienable Rights(the right to have morals be judged in a courthouse), that among these are Life(without false accusation and persecution), Liberty(without fear of being punished falsely) and the pursuit of Happiness(without being falsely labeled by a court, and guilty parties walking free). "1 for "2008 A Colorado judge ordered on January 22, 2008, the immediate release of Tim Masters after finding that exculpatory evidence had been withheld from his defense team. DNA research by Richard Eikelenboom from Independent Forensic Services in Nunspeet also cast doubt on his conviction with the Peggy Hettrick murder case in 1987 in Fort Collins. However, the DNA was that of the victim's boyfriend and may not be indicative of a crime.[55] David Scott was released from prison after DNA evidence determined he was not the man who killed 89-year-old Loretta Keith of West Terre Haute.[56] Lynn DeJac, convicted of killing her daughter, was exonerated after a judge overturned her conviction based on new DNA evidence implicating her former boyfriend in the killing.[57] Rachel Jernigan, convicted of bank robbery in 2001, was released from prison after another woman confessed to the crime.[58] Willie Earl Green, sent to prison in 1983 for the murder of a woman, was released after a change in testimony.[59] Robert Gonzales, a mentally retarded man who falsely confessed to the slaying of an 11-year-old girl in 2005 was released from jail after a national database matched DNA in the case to another man in custody for another crime.[60] Patrick Waller, who was convicted for a robbery in which four people were abducted and a woman was raped, has been exonerated.[61] Raymond H. Jonassen spent four months in jail based on information that turned out to be false.[62] Dean Cage was exonerated of a rape conviction after 14 years in prison.[63] Walter Swift was wrongly convicted of raping a pregnant Detroit woman in 1982.[64] Levon Junior "Bo" Jones, sentenced to death for the 1987 murder and robbery of Leamon Grady, was released after nearly 15 years in prison.[65] James Lee Woodard was released from prison after DNA tests and changes in witness testimony proved that he did not rape and murder his 21-year-old girlfriend in 1980.[66] Cynthia Sommer, convicted of killing her Marine husband with arsenic to pay for breast implants, was cleared after new tests showed no traces of poison.[67] Thomas Clifford McGowan was freed after spending nearly 23 years in prison for a rape he did not commit.[68] Nathaniel Hatchett, who spent 12 years in prison for rape, was released after prosecutors decided to drop charges based on DNA evidence that shows he was not the rapist.[69] Glen Chapman, who spent 14 years on death row, was released after the District Attorney dismissed murder charges against him.[70] Guy Randolph was exonerated by a court judge after the district attorney's office acknowledged that he had been wrongly convicted.[71] Hattie Douglas's charge of murdering her 11-month-old son by poisoning him with alcohol was dismissed in May 2008. The murder charge was dropped after new tests cast doubt on the theory that the death of her son was caused by alcohol.[72] Ada Joanne Taylor, Joseph White, Thomas Winslow, and three others were wrongly convicted in a murder and rape case[73] Ada Joanne Taylor confessed to police of being part of the crime after she was told that she would be the first woman to receive the death penalty in Nebraska.[74] Arthur Johnson was exonerated after spending 15ï¿½ years in jail.[75] 2009 Alan Beaman, convicted for the stabbing and strangling to death of his ex-girlfriend, was exonerated.[76] Timothy Cole was convicted in 1985 for a rape he did not commit, he was posthumously exonerated in early February 2009 after serving 14 years. He died in prison in 1999.[77] Thaddeus Jimenez spent more than 16 years in jail before his conviction was tossed.[78] Sgt. Brian W. Foster's conviction for rape was overturned.[79] Joseph R. Fears, Jr. was convicted in 1984 for two rapes. His sentence was overturned after DNA evidence proved that he didn't commit one of the rapes.[80] Paul House was exonerated after spending 22 years on death row for murder.[81] Joshua Kezer's 60 years prison sentence for second-degree murder was overturned. Circuit Judge Richard Callahan said: "The criminal justice system failed in the investigative and charging stage, it failed at trial, it failed at post-trial review and it failed during the appellate process."[82] Bill Dillon's life sentence for murder was overturned. He was convicted in 1981 based on John Preston's testimony that he and his scent-tracking German-Shepherd connected Dillon to the killer's bloody t-shirt. However, a 2007 DNA test proved that Dillon's DNA did not match the DNA on the t-shirt. Hundreds of other convictions based on the alleged abilities of the same dog are now in doubt.[83] Darryl Burton. Wrongly convicted and imprisoned for 24 years.[84] 2011 Cornelius Dupree was wrongfully convicted of rape and robbery and imprisoned for over 3 decades.[85] "2 And For all the others wrongfully convicted throughout the centuries that I couldn't fit in 8000 characters or less. These are just 30 of multiple hundreds of wrongfully accused persons in just 3 years. I ask you, If these persons moral background was taken into consideration at the time of trial how many wouldn't have been falsely imprisoned? (just a side note, it took 32 reasons to petition for our independence from Britain.)(Yes God is mentioned in the declaration of independence, why not in courts?) Read more: 1 http://wiki.answers.com... 2 Read more: http://www.answers.com... I would like to say thank you to my opponent for this debate, it has been a pleasure discussing this topic with you. I look forward to the results.