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"Death-penalty bill expected to pass this week," is Michael Drost's report in today's Washington Times. Maryland lawmakers are expected to pass legislation this week to limit capital punishment, despite a chorus of dissatisfaction from House Democrats to Republicans to the top law enforcement officer in the state. "It's an abomination; it's totally unworkable" said Delegate Susan McComas, Harford County Republican and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, describing the bill passed by the state Senate earlier this month. Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat and a Catholic, made an all-out effort this year for a full repeal of capital punishment in Maryland. However, the Senate, which rejected previous repeal efforts, amended the bill so that only cases with DNA evidence, videotaped evidence or a videotaped confession were eligible for the death penalty...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 24, 2009 (boomark / email).