Failure Analysis of 20th Century Economics

Failure Analysis of 20th Century Economics
Bernard Palicki Corrective Action Positions www.ovaloffice.org	addressing causes of global and domestic social, economic, and political disorder problems. Position On Issues of U.S. National Domestic Public Interest and Concern
DEATH PENALTY CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Crime is an offense by an individual or group of individuals that functions to destroy or deprive others of their person or property. Prominent examples of 'crime' includes murder, rape, robbery and fraud. Offenders are called 'criminals'. Any well-ordered society (any system of living in any organized manner), requires that it face and deal with 'criminals'. The process for dealing with 'criminals' is called 'the criminal justice system'. The 'Death Penalty' under the 'criminal justice system' in the United States is under severe attack because of some evidence suggesting that some individuals, innocent of the 'crimes' they are charged with, are being put to death. That problem can easily be solved by providing that a Presiding Judge and Attorneys for Prosecution and Defense serve the 'sentence' imposed on the 'accused', in those cases where it was later determined that the 'accused' was found to be innocent - including the 'death penalty' - with no statute of time limitation for the affected case. This solution will force all Judges and all Attorneys to be certain of and accountable for all their evidence and facts of evidence, including protection against tampered or planted 'evidence' by corrupt police investigators. Positions held by 'Brain Dead' Opponents of the 'Death Penalty': would rather see a human rot in a prison cell rather than to be put out of his misery for commission of heinous crime. believe that 'criminals' can be 're-habilitated', and that prisons must provide comprehensive 're-habilitation' programs, including college educations, while the poor 'son-of-a-bitch' who works honestly for wages will pay the expense with tax on honest wages. deny the fact that a child reaches the "age of reason" by seven years of age, and after that time is reponsible and accountable for his actions and behavior. I favor and support the 'Death Penalty' within the context of all of the above. I go one step further and propose that convictions of any crime that currently calls for more than five years of imprisonment shall automatically invoke the 'Death Penalty', with provision for only one Appeal. The idea of an endless process of Appeals over fifteen to twenty years, while some human is rotting in a prison cell, is pure 'insanity'. We might include in this proposition only opponents of the 'Death Penalty' be taxed to support the 'prison system of criminal justice'. provide that all opponents of the 'Death Penalty' spend a minimum of six months imprisoned in a cell of the County Jail of their choice, to prove the 'diminished capacity' of their reasoning and position for 'life imprisonment', as opposed to the 'mercy' and 'compassion' provided by the 'Death Penalty'. 'life imprisonment' is the "cruel and unusual punishment" prohibited by Article VIII of the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution. COST OF OPPOSITION TO THE DEATH PENALTY - $40 BILLION PER YEAR BY FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS Excerpt from article by Curt Anderson, Associated Press, from the Huntsville Times, Monday, July 28, 2003: America's prison population grew again in 2002 despite a declining crime rate, costing the federal government and states an estimated $40 billion a year at a time of rampant budget shortfalls. The inmate population in 2002 of more than 2.1. million represented a 2.6 percent increase over 2001, according to a report released Sunday by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Preliminary FBI statistics showed a 0.2 percent drop in overall crime during the same time span. Experts say mandatory sentences, especially for non-violent drug offenders, are a major reason inmate populations have risen for 30 years. About one of every 143 U.S. residents was in federal, state pr local custody at year's end. ... The cost of housing, feeding and caring for a prison inmate is roughly $20,000.00 per year, or $40 billion nationwide using 2002 figures, according to the Sentencing Project, a nonprofit organization that promotes alternatives to prison. Construction costs are about $100,000.00 per cell. ..." End of Excerpt LET THE HARVEST BEGIN The best or most efficient alternative to prison is the 'death penalty' for any crime that results in a conviction for murder, rape, selling or distributing drugs or financial fraud. (Execution should be carried out within six months of conviction.) Drug trafficking and prison inmate population would plummet when the death penalty is a certainty within six months of conviction for drug dealers and distributors. Bill of Rights Article VIII reads as follows: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." Imprisonment for more than five (5) years constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment". Anyone who believes otherwise is brain dead. Anyone who does not believe that a prison sentence in excess of five years is "cruel and unusual punishment" is brain dead. All who are opposed to the death penalty are brain dead. All who support existence of prisons, and the taxes required to support their existence, as opposed to the death penalty, are brain dead. E-mail challenge, comment or questions to bpalick@knology.net Return to Revisit Return to Sick State of the Union Return to Other Issues Menu Return to Platform Return to Home Page