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Kansas Senate Preparing for Repeal Debate

By Steve Hall

"Repeal tests Senate," is the title of John Milburn's AP report for the Arkansas City Traveler. Sixteen years ago, Gov. Joan Finney allowed a death penalty bill to become law without her signature. The feisty Democrat said she was doing so because it was the will of Kansas' people. Senators are prepared to give that law its first significant review when they debate in the coming days a bill to ban capital punishment and replace it with life in prison without parole. Supporters of the bill said the impetus lies again in the will of the people. "I don't think it's a bad idea to review a significant public policy on a regular basis," said Sen. Laura Kelly, a Topeka Democrat. "We wouldn't be having this debate if the people of Kansas hadn't brought it before us...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 09, 2010 (boomark / email).