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MD Governor O'Malley Leads March for Abolition

By National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

When is the last time a sitting governor led a march to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty? It's never happened before today. Bravo, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley!From the Baltimore Sun: Gov. Martin O'Malley led a march down a major street in Maryland's capital city to urge lawmakers to repeal the death penalty in what could be a close vote. O'Malley this year created his own bill to repeal capital punishment after legislation stalled in a Senate committee for two consecutive years.If the bill gets out of the committee, where it failed on a 5-5 vote two years ago, O'Malley will need 24 votes in the full Senate to pass the bill.O'Malley, who is Roman Catholic, told an audience at a prayer breakfast before the march that he has only 22 votes, "but the Holy Spirit might have 24, so let's give it a shot...continue to full post

Full post as published by Abolish the Death Penalty on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).