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"Expanding the Death Penalty Is Fiscally Irresponsible," is John Whitehead's commentary from the Rutherford Institute.The Commonwealth of Virginia is in the throes of a massive budgetary crisis, with a current shortfall of just under $3 billion. As a result, a reduction in services, job losses and funding cuts for secondary and higher education are expected. Lawmakers, officials and state employees also face the difficult task of paring down their budgets in the face of dwindling financial support from the Commonwealth. As Delegate Terry G. Kilgore stated, "Everyone needs to be concentrating on the budget this year. The budget transcends everything."Yet in the midst of this financial crisis, the Virginia legislature is expanding the death penalty, which will only further burden Virginia taxpayers...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 03, 2009 (boomark / email).