Republicans have long wanted to shorten and tighten the appeal process. And the Oklahoma City bombing has given them the impetus they needed. Once his constitutional rights have been exhausted, a convicted murderer's rights end, and so should his life. Her appeal, echoed by others who lost family in the blast, took a death sentence as a given for the accused in the Oklahoma City case now coming to trial in Denver. It was a call for vengeance, understandable in their loss, but untenable, perhaps, as a matter of justice.
Critics say it has.
The vote in both houses of Congress was overwhelmingly for this bill. But the concerns raised were over what is not in it. Most debate centered on expanded wiretap authority for law enforcement. Criminals reportedly switch throwaway cell phones regularly to evade detection. First of all, you say, I don't have a phone so it doesn't matter.