STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THE SENATE

 

For Immediate Release

June 25, 2008

 

Senator Bryant Comments on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Related to Penalties for Child Sexual Abuse

 

 

Columbia, SC – Senator Kevin Bryant (R-Anderson) today expressed shock and outrage that five liberals on the United States Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those convicted of raping young children.

 

Senator Bryant commented:

“Just when I think liberals cannot stoop any lower, something like this comes along. The decision to shield from justice those who rape young children outrages me and, I’m sure, anyone who loves their children.”

 

Senator Bryant, who authored and lead the passage of the South Carolina law that provides for the death penalty for those who rape young children, noted that liberal activist Justice Anthony Kennedy perfectly expressed the liberal point of view in his comment that, “The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child.”

 

Senator Bryant went on to say:

 “Justice Kennedy speaks for the liberal elite in America when he admits that they believe there are worse crimes than raping children. As for me, I know of nothing worse. This opinion, and the attitude it reflects, perfectly exposes the difference between the right and the left in this country.”

 

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Supreme Court Rejects Child Rape Death Penalty

WASHINGTON (CBS) ― The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child.

 

In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

 

“The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his majority opinion. His four liberal colleagues joined him, while the four more conservative justices dissented.

 

There has not been an execution in the United States for a crime that did not also involve the death of the victim in 44 years.

 

CBS News chief legal analyst Andrew Cohen says the ruling “makes it virtually impossible now for any non-capital crime to have as its punishment the death penalty. I don’t think the Justices could have been much clearer.”

 

Patrick Kennedy, 43, was sentenced to death for the rape of his 8-year-old stepdaughter in Louisiana. He is one of two people in the United States, both in Louisiana, who have been condemned to death for a rape that was not also accompanied by a killing.

 

 

The Supreme Court banned executions for rape in 1977 in a case in which the victim was an adult woman. Read on

Activist judges have stopped children from saying the pledge of allegiance in their classrooms, stripped the Ten Commandments from displays in the public domain and kept religious symbolism out of the public eye. Christmas has become “winter holiday” and the Boy Scouts of America have faced numerous lawsuits for refusing to hire gay scout leaders. 

At the Eagle Forum session, lawyers discussed the need for a stronger focus on activist judges and the role the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) plays in breaking down traditional American society through lawsuits.

Schlafly, who has been an ardent anti-pornography activist, began the session in celebration of the Supreme Court’s first anti-porn decision since the 1960s, which said individuals can receive criminal penalties for promoting child pornography. 

“The disappointing thing is that the government thinks that whatever some judge says is the law of the land,” said Schlafly. “It’s unfortunate that people think that judges are the royalty of our era.”

Steve Aden of the Alliance Defense Fund kicked off the morning with criticism of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which he classified as creating a “whole new class of thought crimes.”

 

 

 

 

 

Four Schools in my district have been awarded the highly prized red-carpet award. Calhoun Academy, Concord Elementary, Hanna-Westside Extension, & New Prospect Elementary.

Whereas, (School Name) in Anderson School District 5 was one of only sixty-six South Carolina Schools to receive the highly prized Red Carpet Award, recognizing their success at creating family-friendly school environments and providing excellent customer service; and

Whereas, the Red Carpet Schools initiative was one of only two programs in the nation to receive a Distinguished Single Project Award from the National School Public Relations Association; and

Whereas, schools were judged on a variety of factors, including the exterior and interior of the campus, the way people were treated in person and over the telephone, and the information on programs available for families and visitors. Winning schools receive red carpets with the state seal to display in their lobbies, and they maintain their recognition status for a three year period; and

Whereas, (School Name)’s mission is to empower children to achieve their fullest potential through challenging, yet diverse educational programs in a safe, innovative, caring environment that prepares them to be lifelong learners and active, productive members of the community. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate (School Name) for receiving the highly prized Red Carpet Award.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to (School N