Florida House Votes in Favor of Death Penalty in Child Rape Cases
The bill’s rising-star sponsor, Representative (R) Jessica Baker, said that she hopes the law will motivate the Supreme Court to reconsider the issue
In one of the good news stories of the year, late Thursday, the Florida House passed a bill that would allow the death penalty for people who rape children under the age of 12. The House voted 95-14 in favor of the bill, setting up what looks to be a fight over constitutionality as the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 2008 that it w…