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Mex Mexico Reinstatement Measures Tabled

By Steve Hall

The New Mexico Independent reports, "Death penalty reinstatement dies in committee."  It's written by Matthew Reichbach. Two different bids to bring back the death penalty in New Mexico were tabled in a House committee Tuesday night on party-line votes. Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, sponsored HB 371 and HJR 7. The joint resolution would have put the question of reinstating the death penalty on the 2012 ballot as a constitutional amendment. The bill would have reinstated the law statutorily. Both failed on identical 3-2 votes in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committeepo. ?No doubt this is a very emotional issue for New Mexico,? Kintigh said in a statement. ?I believe the people should have a bigger voice in this decision when it comes to the ultimate punishment for justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 09, 2011 (boomark / email).