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RJA Delayed

By Steve Hall

"Many of the state's DAs oppose Racial Justice Act," is the title of Scott Sexton's column in this morning's Winston-Salem Journal.The name of the bill says it all: the Racial Justice Act.Its aim is noble, and its goal appeals to the better instincts in us all. If we're going to insist on using the death penalty in North Carolina, it must be applied fairly and justly. And if race is truly a factor in its application, then race ought to be removed from the equation, right?The Racial Justice Act -- sponsored by Reps. Earline Parmon and Larry Womble, both Democrats of Winston-Salem -- has passed the N.C. House of Representatives and is up for consideration in the Senate.The bill's chances of passing the Senate, which postponed a scheduled vote on the measure yesterday, are pretty good...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 30, 2009 (boomark / email).