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A snow job suggestion for Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on the death penalty

By Douglas A. Berman

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has now had a death penalty repeal bill sitting on his desk for nearly a month now, and I found notable and amusing this new commentary via the Chicago Tribune.  The piece is headlined "Death penalty bill: Time for Quinn to employ the 'in other news' strategy," and here are excerpts: This would be an excellent time for Gov. Pat Quinn to announce his decision on the bill to abolish capital punishment in Illinois. He's allegedly been pondering this long and well-pondered issue since the proposal landed on his desk Jan. 11, as if there's some new angle that a sentient politician in Illinois hasn't considered as this issue has raged here in the past decade.... [M]any people are going to be outraged and disappointed by Quinn's decision, no matter what it is (and I still think he'll sign the bill)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 03, 2011 (boomark / email).