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The Chicago Tribune on Gov. Quinn's Mission

By Steve Hall

"Yes, listen and reflect ?," is the title of the Tribune editorial today. Gov. Pat Quinn has until March 18 to act on one of the most important bills that will ever land in his "in" box: a measure that would end the death penalty in Illinois. He hasn't said he'll sign it. He hasn't said he won't. "I'm happy to listen and reflect, and I'll follow my conscience," he said. And: Quinn is being asked to make a fundamental change. He has been a proponent of capital punishment in the most heinous cases. He has also expressed deep reservations about Illinois' stunning record of sentencing innocent people to death. In 2007, this page reversed more than a century of editorial support for capital punishment...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 04, 2011 (boomark / email).