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Illinois Senate Consurs With House in Vote to Repeal Death Penalty

By Steve Hall

The Illinois Senate vote was 32 for, 25 against, with 2 voting present. The legislation, SB 3539, moves to the desk of Governor Pat Quinn, who has supported and maintained the state's moratorium on execution.  He has not said whether he will sign the bill. The inital Chicago Tribune report, "Illinois death penalty ban sent to Gov. Pat Quinn," is by Todd Wilson and Ray Long. A historic measure to abolish the death penalty in Illinois passed the state Senate today after nearly two hours of impassioned debate. The ban on executions goes to Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who must sign the legislation for it to become law. During last fall's campaign, Quinn said he supports "capital punishment when applied carefully and fairly," but also backs the 10-year-old moratorium on executions...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 11, 2011 (boomark / email).