NH close to becoming 19th state to abolish the death penalty

[pbrower2a]

I applaud this movement.

Yellow stands for states that have abolished the death penalty for new crimes but may still impose it on murderers convicted before the repeal -- like the two perpetrators of the horrendous multiple crimes (including murder, robbery, and rape) committed against the family of Dr. Pettit.

Capital punishment is administered so capriciously that it has no rationality.

[pbrower2a]

I applaud this movement.

Am I the only person shocked that West Virginia doesn't have the death penalty?

I would think the land of Hatfields and McCoys and Appalachian frontier justice would be less soft.

West Virginia used to be a very liberal state in many respects. That is over. 

[pbrower2a]

Totally unrelated:

NH has a House with 400 members ?

In a state with only 1 Mio. people ?

The NH House has more members than a majority of sovereign countries:  http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legislatures_by_number_of_members

Each member is paid only $200 for the entire two-year session.

A model state in so many regards......

Imagine if this system was implemented at the federal level?

Only wealthy people could go in politics?
The State HoR is a part-time job, congressman isn't.

Make congressman work part time, force them to get jobs back home. The Swiss do it that way in fact.

The political power of USA and Switzerland isn't similar, through.

The Swiss federal model is an imitation of the US system of about 1815. It's not the other way around.