South Carolina Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace is refusing to play games with monsters who prey on children. In February 2026, she introduced the Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act, legislation that would authorize capital punishment for aggravated sexual abuse of a child, sexual abuse of a minor, abusive sexual contact with children under federal law — and child rape under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Mace’s message is crystal clear and uncompromising: “Rape a child and you don’t get a second chance — you get the death penalty. We will never apologize for protecting America’s children.”
This common-sense bill reflects a growing conservative push to finally deliver real justice for the most heinous crimes imaginable. For too long, lenient sentences and revolving-door policies have allowed dangerous sex offenders to reoffend at alarming rates, destroying more innocent lives. Supporters rightly argue that society has a moral duty to impose the ultimate deterrent and ensure these predators can never harm another child again.
While liberal critics whine about “due process” and outdated Supreme Court precedents, Mace’s legislation puts victims and vulnerable children first. No more prioritizing criminals over the safety of America’s kids.
This is exactly the tough-on-crime leadership America needs — protecting the innocent without apology.