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Public Debate Continues in Kansas

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"Kansas attorney general opposes plan to abolish death penalty," is David Klepper's report for the Kansas City Star.Backed by the loved ones of murder victims, Kansas Attorney General Steve Six urged state lawmakers Thursday to vote down an effort to repeal the state?s death penalty.?The Kansas death penalty applies to only the most cruel, horrendous crimes,? Six said. ?This is something the great majority of Kansans support for these horrendous crimes.?The Senate is to debate a bill Monday that would eliminate the death penalty because of its cost. Supporters contend that the expensive legal appeals involved in capital cases make life in prison without parole a more fiscally responsible alternative.But Six, a Democrat, doesn?t buy that argument...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 13, 2009 (boomark / email).