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Urgent Federal Action

By "Persian Cowboy"

Dear Friends, Senator Sessions is expected to offer an amendment to the Mathew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act which would authorize the penalty for hate crimes offenses. The Sessions amendment will introduce constitutional issues concerning the use of capital punishment for non homicidal crimes. Moreover, even if the death penalty is limited to hate crimes that resulted in the victim?s death, the Sessions amendment would create serious issues concerning the risk of arbitrariness and discrimination in the administration of the death penalty under this legislation. The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty asks YOU to call your U. S. Senators' offices and express your opposition to the Sessions Death Penalty Amendment to the Mathew Sheperd Hate Crimes Act...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on July 20, 2009 (boomark / email).