To be against abortion and in favor of capital punishment is hypocritical.

Well now then lets wrap this debate up doing the quote thing "It seems far more appropriate to even give a lifetime jail sentence than a death sentence, as it still keeps the criminal away from the victims and the rest of the world, but doesn't kill them. " There are several differences between life in prison and the death penalty. Truly life in prison is a death sentence only one that takes years to complete costing the tax payers more than executing the person. So ask your self which is the more efficient way to punish a convicted criminal? "Revenge with paperwork doesn't make it any less wrong" The difference here being that it is not revenge if done through the right channels and have been proven guilty, it is wrong to exact revenge if the accused is not convicted or acquitted. Doing the punishment the right way isn't revenge though killing in cold blood is. "Thats a very thick line to span over that much" No it really isn't the self defense is taken care of during the trial for a jury of peers to decide. Its pretty dam black and white if you look at it your guilty or not guilty of the several crimes to be punished by death. If the President was found guilty of 1st degree murder then yes like every other person should be subjected to the same person. Thats really idiotic to place people with titles above everyother person in America. "You seem to assume that, if someone murdered someone else, that's the only event in their entire life" It is a deciding moment in that persons life they could have done those things you listed prior. The fact is these people ruined other peoples lives, whose to say they couldn't have invented something uber sweet? Murder is not a pass time just something to do on a whim and go about life. This may not be the only moment in their life but it is one that will alter it permanently. "It's traumatic for everyone he's known" Yes it is Id imagine finding something like my wife murdered someone, but the effect is different. This effect spans over the fact that the felon did something illegal and morally wrong and must be punished. The family would be sad that the person did it and must be punished. "Many innocent people have been killed in Iraq by American soldiers, accidentally or not, and their killers have never been so much as brought to trial" Interesting point though this argument is pretty much moot due to the fact its based on opinions of the war. The killings have been for people guilty of much more than one murder. And any accidental deaths are just that accidental. Unless you can prove otherwise this is a moot point not worth voting on. "Patronizing tone, while a tempting debate tactic, isn't going to help your case" Sorry didn't mean to patronize but the example you used and tried to justify is absurd I agree this too is a moot point but I found it very difficult to swallow if this truly was your plan for murderers, etc. "Explaining opinions and rationalization for abortion sorry just couldn't find a quote I liked. .. " I consider a baby to be alive and a person the moment the sperm touches the egg because at that moment the body begins to send chemicals out to prepare and life begins to form, it soon has a heartbeat prior to realizing that the women is pregnant. Again please vote on the issues above not on any preconceived notions.