Boxer said this????

California Senator Barbara Boxer has "now joining the call for the Justice Department to prosecute the alleged killer under federal death penalty laws."

Boxer is one of the most liberal Senators currently serving and is up for re-election this year.

The background is here at SFGate.com.

I can't help but wonder if it wasn't for the fact she is up for re-election this year she would have said nothing. California's other Senator Dianne Feinstein has called for the death penalty to be imposed and she is not running for re-election this year. While I don't agree with Feinstein on a lot of issues, I respect her because her views are not poll driven like Boxer's tend to appear to be.