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« on: May 15, 2015, 02:59:22 PM »
« edited: May 15, 2015, 03:05:09 PM by Governor Gass3268 »

They have a veto proof majority

They will become the 19th state to abolish the practice. The practice had been declared unconstitutional by the Nebraska Supreme Court in 2008, but the legislature has since made lethal injection legal. This would revoke that law.

Congrats to Nebraska!
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2015, 03:01:59 PM »

Excellent news!

I wish South Dakota would follow.
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2015, 03:04:23 PM »

Freedom state Smiley

Anyway, Nebraska hadn't executed a single person since 1997 (and just 3 in last 50 years), so it was pretty much a life without parole on death row.
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2015, 03:17:46 PM »

I would love to see a concerted push to abolish the practice in California, New Hampshire, Oregon and Washington. California 4% away from doing in 2012. An effort in 2016 could work. The rest seem like low hanging fruit.
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2015, 03:52:19 PM »

Great news, but why is one of the most blood red states in the country enacting a far left policy?
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2015, 03:55:21 PM »

Great news, but why is one of the most blood red states in the country enacting a far left policy?
Ending the death penalty isn't a far left policy. Sure, it may be divisive, but not necessarily along the left/right dichotomy.
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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2015, 03:57:51 PM »

Great news, but why is one of the most blood red states in the country enacting a far left policy?
Ending the death penalty isn't a far left policy. Sure, it may be divisive, but not necessarily along the left/right dichotomy.

Let's get real here. It's a political issue that divides along a left/right spectrum. How many liberals support abolishing it vs. conservatives? A lot more. It's far left. Even California won't enact it.
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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2015, 03:59:00 PM »

The main campaigners against the death penalty in Missouri are conservative Catholics.
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2015, 04:00:07 PM »

Orthodox Catholics are plenty liberal on a number of issues, and have been for years. Many Catholics supported the ACA.
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« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2015, 04:02:13 PM »

Awesome. Ernie Chambers (badass FF) has been trying to get rid of the death penalty for ages in Nebraska. Last year it was filibustered at the last minute. Glad to see it's being killed off.
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« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2015, 04:03:24 PM »

Great news, but why is one of the most blood red states in the country enacting a far left policy?
Ending the death penalty isn't a far left policy. Sure, it may be divisive, but not necessarily along the left/right dichotomy.

Let's get real here. It's a political issue that divides along a left/right spectrum. How many liberals support abolishing it vs. conservatives? A lot more. It's far left. Even California won't enact it.

I agree it's a left vs. Right in the US, but it'd not exactly far left as the real far left loves executions even more than the far right does. I'm pleasantly surprised by enactment of a good centre left policy.
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« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2015, 04:05:05 PM »

Great news, but why is one of the most blood red states in the country enacting a far left policy?
Ending the death penalty isn't a far left policy. Sure, it may be divisive, but not necessarily along the left/right dichotomy.

Let's get real here. It's a political issue that divides along a left/right spectrum. How many liberals support abolishing it vs. conservatives? A lot more. It's far left. Even California won't enact it.

I agree it's a left vs. Right in the US, but it'd not exactly far left as the real far left loves executions even more than the far right does. I'm pleasantly surprised by enactment of a good centre left policy.

It's far left in the U.S. Political spectrum. Even Barack Obama opposes abolition.
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« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2015, 04:09:33 PM »

Terrible decision.
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« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2015, 04:11:08 PM »

In Minnesota Pawlenty's death penalty reinstatement proposal was defeated 8-2 by a Senate committee. That means two Republicans joined the six Democrats in voting no.

From what I understand lots of conservatives in Nebraska viewed the almost never used death penalty statute as just a waste of money.
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« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2015, 04:30:29 PM »

In Minnesota Pawlenty's death penalty reinstatement proposal was defeated 8-2 by a Senate committee. That means two Republicans joined the six Democrats in voting no.

From what I understand lots of conservatives in Nebraska viewed the almost never used death penalty statute as just a waste of money.

Which is not only true, but it's also surprisingly sane of them to recognise that.
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« Reply #15 on: May 15, 2015, 04:36:41 PM »

In Minnesota Pawlenty's death penalty reinstatement proposal was defeated 8-2 by a Senate committee. That means two Republicans joined the six Democrats in voting no.

From what I understand lots of conservatives in Nebraska viewed the almost never used death penalty statute as just a waste of money.

Which is not only true, but it's also surprisingly sane of them to recognise that.

Well, the NE legislature is supposed to be nonpartisan......
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« Reply #16 on: May 15, 2015, 08:31:38 PM »


Lol.  Of course you would support executions.

As for Nebraska, it's great news.  Next, they could work on fixing their attitude towards wildlife.  On Wednesday, an injured mountain lion that was trying to sleep was shot multiple times by Omaha police.  But it's great news about the death penalty.
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« Reply #17 on: May 15, 2015, 08:51:33 PM »

Disgusting.
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« Reply #18 on: May 15, 2015, 09:36:12 PM »

Great news, but why is one of the most blood red states in the country enacting a far left policy?

Lol, it's not far left. The arguments against the death penalty range from racial bias, to fiscal conservatism as well as faith-based arguments. Anyone actually tethered in reality instead of intense, non-Christian, blood lust should be against the death penalty.

Seeing all this progress being made just makes me happier and happier that we already achieved this much earlier in New Mexico and that I helped Cheesy
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« Reply #19 on: May 15, 2015, 09:42:09 PM »

This is terrific. Bravo Nebraska!
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« Reply #20 on: May 15, 2015, 09:47:40 PM »

Great news, but why is one of the most blood red states in the country enacting a far left policy?

Lol, it's not far left. The arguments against the death penalty range from racial bias, to fiscal conservatism as well as faith-based arguments. Anyone actually tethered in reality instead of intense, non-Christian, blood lust should be against the death penalty.

While no issue aligns perfectly with ideology (take the libertarian argument against right-to-work, etc.), it's clearly a left-right issue. The more liberal you are, the more likely you are to oppose the death penalty:



Liberal Supreme Court Justices such as Brennan and Marshall opposed the death penalty, whereas conservative Supreme Court Justices such as Scalia support it. Politically conservative states are more likely to have the death penalty than politically liberal ones. Politically liberal presidential nominees have opposed it (famously Dukakis) whereas no politically conservative ones have. Sites like Progressive Punch score anti-death penalty votes as positive. This is reality. Arguing differently won't change it.
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« Reply #21 on: May 15, 2015, 10:22:41 PM »


Disgusting that a bad policy is being abolished?
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« Reply #22 on: May 15, 2015, 10:30:35 PM »

I think it's time to get rid of the death penalty for the unborn.
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« Reply #23 on: May 15, 2015, 10:40:35 PM »


As I've previously stated, it's the only policy that protects inmates and correctional officers. Without the death penalty, people serving life terms can kill whoever they want with no fear of consequences.
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« Reply #24 on: May 15, 2015, 10:41:52 PM »

I think it's time to get rid of the death penalty for the unborn.
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