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More on Virginia Legislation

By Steve Hall

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The Washington Examiner reports, "Va. House passes death penalty expansion," by William Flook. Virginia's House of Delegates on Wednesday easily passed an expansion of capital punishment that had long been vetoed by former Gov. Tim Kaine. The bill, which would abolish Virginia's "triggerman" rule by making accomplices in capital murder cases eligible for the death penalty, cleared the Republican-controlled chamber on a 72-24 vote. Current law allows only the killer himself to be put to death, with some exceptions. The House also approved legislation that would allow killers of EMS personnel, fire marshals and auxiliary police officers to be executed. And: Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican who took office last month, is expected to sign the legislation into law if it reaches his desk...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 04, 2010 (boomark / email).

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