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Re:Did you know John Roberts is also chief justice of the NS... by rhizome on Friday July 05, 2013 @05:30PM (#5996838)
Congress can and has made murder legal: people executed under the death penalty have "Homicide" listed on their death certificate as the cause of death.
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Re:Did you know John Roberts is also chief justice of the NS... by anigbrowl on Friday July 05, 2013 @07:24PM (#5997181)
Homicide != murder.
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Re:Did you know John Roberts is also chief justice of the NS... by rhizome on Sunday July 07, 2013 @01:52AM (#6001192)
Since GP was not arguing for that nuance I'm gonna call your distinction between homicide and capital-M Murder a legalism.
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