Is Justice Kennedy dishonest, delusional or simply misinformed in his opinion striking down the death penalty for child rape, claiming a "national consensus"? Maybe, given his internationalist orientation, he cares more about the consensus among Euro-elites and the New York Times. Jim Lindgren of The Volokh Conspiracy comments: In the Supreme Court's decision on Wednesday in Kennedy v. Louisiana, holding that the death penalty is excessive for all rapes of children, I was surprised by the weakness of Justice Kennedy's arguments about a "national consensus." If the American public has a "national consensus" about child rape, it is that the death penalty is appropriate and that the courts are too lenient in punishing first-time offenders. But that's not the sort of national consensus that Justice Anthony Kennedy wants to follow.Here are some of the questions I found in two post-1990 studies archived at the Roper Center:JUNE 1997:1. Do you favor the death...(Read Full Post)