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The Press Release that wasn't

by: Mike Hoefer

Fri Mar 27, 2009 at 14:45:54 PM EDT
Concord, NH
April ##, 2009

New Mexico Hampshire Governor Bill Richardson John Lynch signed a bill to repeal the death penalty in the state and replace it with a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, his office said on Wednesday.

Last week, the state's Democratic-controlled Senate voted 24-18 14-10 for a bill to revoke the death penalty. It had already been passed by Mexico's New Hampshire's House of Representatives.

Richardson Lynch, a Democrat, previously supported the death penalty. The decision to repeal it marked the "end of a long personal journey on the issue," he said in a news release.

There are two is one prisoners currently on death row in the state.

New Mexico Hampshire is the 15th16th state to abandon capital punishment, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. New York and New Jersey repealed capital punishment in 2007 and bills to abolish it are pending in several states, the center said.

New Mexico Hampshire has carried out only one execution since 1939. the death penalty was reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976. Neighboring Texas is America's most active death penalty state.

There have been more than 1,130 executions in the United States since the 1970s.

Unfortunately, we will not see that press release as Gov Lynch has promised to continue the tradition of Democratic Governors vetoing a repeal of the Death Penalty (should it get to his desk.)

The surprise 193-174 House vote marked the second time in a decade that state legislators have backed a repeal of the death penalty; in 2000, then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen vetoed a repeal bill with a statement now echoed by Lynch: that some murders are "so heinous that the death penalty is an appropriate punishment."

Kudos to Governor Richardson for being on the progressive side of this issue.
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Another pass at the presser (4.00 / 1)

Concord, NH

April ##, 2009

Blue New Mexico Hampshire Governor Bill Richardson John Lynch Jim Splaine signed a bill to repeal the death penalty in the state and replace it with a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, his office said on Wednesday.

Last week, the state's Democratic-controlled Senate voted 24-18 14-10 for a bill to revoke the death penalty. It had already been passed by Blue New Mexico's Hampshire's House of Representatives.

There are two is one prisoners currently on death row in the state.

Blue New Mexico Hampshire is the 15th16th state to abandon capital punishment, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. New York and New Jersey repealed capital punishment in 2007 and bills to abolish it are pending in several states, the center said.

Blue New Mexico Hampshire has carried out only one execution since 1939. the death penalty was reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976. Neighboring Texas is America's most active death penalty state.

There have been more than 1,130 executions in the United States since the 1970s.

I know I'm from away, but when I look North, I still see New Hampshire.  

Whack-a-mole, anyone?

"some murders are 'so heinous that the death penalty is an appropriate punishment.'" (0.00 / 0)
True, but our justice system is too imperfect and too fallible to trust it with irreversible punishment, as is any.  Plus, it's too damn expensive.

I really believe that, but electeds should note that saying as much is a very easy way to get rid of the thing without looking "soft on crime".

This post is devastating. (0.00 / 0)
Well done.

birch, finch, beech
Another Role Model (0.00 / 0)
Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland waged a brave campaign during the past few months to abolish the death penalty in his state.  While he wasn't entirely successful, O'Malley was able to impose extremely stringent conditions (e.g. DNA evidence, videotape) on future capital prosecutions.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Gov. O'Malley visit New Hampshire in 6-7 years.  This guy is really, really good.

iirc, he was (0.00 / 0)
the Hillary surrogate at the '07 NHDP convention.

birch, finch, beech
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I'm not too familiar with him. (0.00 / 0)
But I was very impressed with the speech he gave at the Baltimore stop on the Obama/Biden express two months ago.
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