imagine the relief -- a.k.a.: yay again for the supreme court!

Today the US Supreme Court stayed the execution of a man in Florida who was already strapped to the gurney with IVs in his veins!! Justice Kennedy signed the order staying the execution and accepting the man's request for review of an appeals court decision that denied him the right to challenge the method of his execution as cruel and unusual punishment. The execution is stayed at least until sometime in July which is the earliest the court can expect to render an opinion.

I am deeply opposed to the death penalty and feel excited that the Supremes have deigned to weigh in on the contentious issue. We'll see what happens.