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Reaction in New Mexico

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"Pushing back the death penalty in New Mexico," is the Los Angeles Times editorial from Friday's edition.New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has had his share of setbacks recently. He ran for president and never came close. Then he was considered for a spot in the Obama administration but was forced to withdraw. Those detours sent him home to New Mexico to resume his governorship, and for that we are grateful. Richardson's inability to move up meant that on Wednesday, he was in his office and in position to perform the most important act of his political life: He signed a bill abolishing the death penalty in New Mexico. As long-standing opponents of capital punishment, we welcome any move to roll it back, whether judicially or legislatively...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 23, 2009 (boomark / email).