Jindal Vows to Fight Child Rapist Ruling

If you were wondering, red meat like this is why governor Bobby Jindal is rising to the top of conservatives list as someone to watch. From Red State.

On the heels of today's SCOTUS decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana barring the death penalty for sex offenders, Gov. Bobby Jindal released a statement calling the ruling an "affront to the people of Louisiana" - and what's more, vowing to do whatever possible to amend the state's laws in order to maintain the death penalty for child rape.

But that's not all he did.

Today, Gov. Jindal signed the "Sex Offender Chemical Castration Bill," authorizing the castration of convicted sex offenders. They get a choice: physical or chemical. Oh, and they don't just get castrated and leave - they still have to serve out their sentence.

The Supreme court said that death was out of proportion to the crime. I wonder if this is proportionate enough for them. This issue hasn't been on the radar screen of the public consciousness until this ruling, and I wonder if it won't have the adverse effect of triggering many laws targeting child rapists. This is an election year after all, and it's quite tricky (and suicidal) to oppose politically.