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Repealing Death Penalty Right Choice

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That's the title of an editorial in today's Portsmouth Herald in New Hampshire.  LINKThis has been a busy week in the New Hampshire Legislature with votes taking place on a number of controversial pieces of legislation.Here's our view on some of those bills and votes: Thumbs up to the House voting to repeal the death penalty.While the future of the bill is uncertain in the Senate, and Gov. John Lynch has said he will veto the bill if it reaches his desk, the House, by a 193-174 vote, made the right decision.Capital punishment in this country and in New Hampshire should be a thing of the past ? for many reasons.The bill was pushed by Hampton Democrat Renny Cushing, whose father was shot to death in 1988...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 27, 2009 (boomark / email).