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From New Mexico

By Steve Hall

"Deathly Debate in Governor Race," is the title of Leslie Linthicum's latest column in the Albuquerque Journal.  Here's the opening:Nothing reminds us how blessed we are to live in a democracy like a discussion of the death penalty in 100-degree summer heat with a murderer's mama running the show.A little more than a year ago, New Mexico went through a legislative process that culminated in a decision to repeal the state's law that authorized death as a punishment for certain murders.Lots of people had their say, the House and Senate voted, the governor signed the bill, it took effect last July and that was that. Until the perfect June storm that brought us a guilty verdict in a cop-killer case while the governor's seat is up for grabs...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 10, 2010 (boomark / email).