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By Steve Hall

Dave Maass has posted, "Former New Mexico Governor, Toney Anaya, Talks Death Penalty Politics," at Huffington Post.New Mexico repealed the death penalty during the 2009 Legislative session, but since the lawmaking body is prohibited from enacting retroactive laws the two men currently on death row are still eligible for execution. Gov. Bill Richardson has said he would not commute the sentences of the remaining two individuals and last week the New Mexico Supreme Court declined to rule on whether it should finish what the Legislature began. In this week's Santa Fe Reporter I write about how the death penalty debate could effect the 2010 governor's race, since this decision may be up to Richardson's successors. For historical context, here's my interview with Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 28, 2009 (boomark / email).