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New Book on New Jersey Abolition

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New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak has written The Road to Abolition: How New Jersey Abolished Its Death Penalty.  Today's Star-Ledger carries his remarks at a book signing as the OpEd, "Lethal Injection Ruling Paves Way for Executions." I signed each book tonight with the same message: "Keep Chopping" - to remind everyone that while New Jersey's repeal of its death penalty was a significant step along the Road to Abolition, as we were the first state to repeal its death penalty in 40 years, that significance will fade in time if we stop there. Thirty six other states and the federal government still have laws that allow the courts to decide who should live and who should die. Thanks to the United States Supreme Court's recent ruling upholding the use of lethal injections, Texas will soon restart its death machine where 370 human beings await execution...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 23, 2008 (boomark / email).