Moving Into the 21st Century

In its next term, the United States Suprme Court is set to decide whether the Constitution prohibits using the death penalty on children. That's right, we execute kids in this country. A star-studded amicus brief was filed yesterday in the case. Those involved include Jimmy Carter, the American Medical Association, and the European Union. The brief points out that the United States is one of only five nations to have executed children in the past four years. The others: Congo, China, Iran, and Pakistan. Now that's proud company to be keeping.