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Let the Death Penalty Die

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That's the title of Thomas Cahill's post at Daily Beast.  His book, A Saint on Death Row: The Story of Dominique Green, was published yesterday.One state, Texas, leads all others both in the number of its executions and in the casually outrageous injustices that occur routinely throughout its system of criminal accountability. As Rick Perry, the current governor, who already has more executions to his name than the amazing number racked up by his predecessor, George W. Bush, said in his response to the appeal of the European Union that Texas enact a moratorium on the death penalty: ?Texans long ago decided that the death penalty is a just and appropriate punishment for the most horrible crimes committed against our citizens. While we respect our friends in Europe, welcome their investment in our state and appreciate their interest in our laws, Texans are doing just fine governing Texas...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 11, 2009 (boomark / email).