U.S. Supreme Court decided early Wednesday to not postpone the execution of white supremacist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. This means Mr. Franklin will be put to death soon.Franklin's execution was scheduled for 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, but two federal judges granted stays of execution on Tuesday. The Supreme court decided to decline Joseph Paul Franklin request. Joseph has been on death row since 1977 for the murder of Gerald Gordon. But he has killed a total of 22 killings between 1977 and 1980 in a bid to start a race war .He was challenging Missouri's decision to use lethal injection saying that it would violate Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. I feel like he shouldn't have been able to push off his death this long. I really hate that he is trying to argue and say it violates the constitution, you killed 22 people you shouldn't have any rights or input. If someone has been put on death row, they shouldn't have the chance to appeal it. Death row was your punishment. Joseph has been rescheduled to be executed Wednesday. I fill like this is what he deserves.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/20/justice/missouri-franklin-execution/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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