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Little Tich

(6,171 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:00 PM Apr 2015

Nebraska could soon repeal the death penalty

Source: The Independent

The state would replace execution with life imprisonment

Nebraska is one step closer to repealing its death penalty amid a shortage of a lethal injection drug after lawmakers passed a bill that would implement life sentences instead of execution.

That bill was approved by a vote of 30-13 and if that number holds it would be enough votes in support of repealing the death penalty to override the expected veto of Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts

If the bill becomes law, Nebraska would be with seventh state to repeal the death penalty since 2000, Fox News reported. Delaware also is considering a bill that would abolish its death penalty.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nebraska-could-soon-repeal-the-death-penalty-10185862.html

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Nebraska could soon repeal the death penalty (Original Post) Little Tich Apr 2015 OP

Is it just me? bluevoter4life Apr 2015 #1

A few months ago I talked to a state attorney general (not Nebraska) Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2015 #2

I appreciate your input. n/t Little Tich Apr 2015 #5

Well, that's some progress from 'Red State' heartland... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #3

I'm proud of the fact in Michigan we abolished it in 1847. roamer65 Apr 2015 #4

bluevoter4life

(788 posts)

1. Is it just me?

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 11:10 PM

Apr 2015

Or does there seem to be a lot of good news coming out of Nebraska lately. First, a power company is all renewable-energy now this? WTG Nebraska.

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)

2. A few months ago I talked to a state attorney general (not Nebraska)

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 12:36 AM

Apr 2015

This state has executed nobody in years, has no ability to carry out an execution, no current prison staff who has ever meaningfully participated in an execution and a governor who has said he doesn't want to be bothered with the issue.

None-the-less, "administering" the death penalty is one of their office's largest expenses, yet nobody in the state legislature wants to tackle the issue either because it's soft on crime and a fear some terrible crime might occur between then and the next election.

They just throw their hands up. I suspect this is the situation in a lot of states. The death penalty is already effectively abolished in everything but law.

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

5. I appreciate your input. n/t

Reply to Sen. Walter Sobchak (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 08:22 AM

Apr 2015

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

3. Well, that's some progress from 'Red State' heartland...

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 03:10 AM

Apr 2015

As a former Nebraskan, I have to applaud this move to sanity.

I remember 'old sparky' (Nebraska's electric chair) from the days of Charles Starkweather.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Starkweather

roamer65

(36,747 posts)

4. I'm proud of the fact in Michigan we abolished it in 1847.

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 08:13 AM

Apr 2015

It means we have not been executing falsely accused individuals.

In fact, we were the first English-speaking territory to abolish it.

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