It’s been an interesting week in the conservative heartland. Nebraska legislators overturned the governor’s veto and abolished the death penalty, while in Kansas, the state legislature is thinking about raising taxes because, well, that old conservative orthodoxy that says you can cut taxes and spur economic growth doesn’t seem to be working. Even would-be conservatives… Continue reading The New Kansas-Nebraska Acts
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Republican Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to Bring Back the Firing Squad
There is no such thing as ‘bad publicity’ for a Republican, that’s why there is an anything goes mentality among their so-called leaders. They say the most outlandish and outrageous things, and they relish in the negative publicity they get. In the wake of a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma last month, a Utah lawmaker… Continue reading Republican Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to Bring Back the Firing Squad
Florida Has Never Executed a White Person for Killing a Black Person
ThinkProgress is reporting that Florida has executed 84 people since the Supreme Court announced the modern death penalty regime in 1976. Zero of them are white people sentenced to death for killing an African American. Indeed, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, “no white person has ever been executed for killing an African American”… Continue reading Florida Has Never Executed a White Person for Killing a Black Person
The Death Penalty Debate – My Take
Corporal Punishment or ‘The Death Penalty’, has been a topic of national debate for years, especially on a state-by-state basis. Now, after eight years since its last execution, Maryland is planning to become the 18th state to abolish the ultimate punishment. Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley has been pushing for this legislation since his very first… Continue reading The Death Penalty Debate – My Take