Sunday, May 5, 2013

Maryland Repeals their Death Penalty

Great Timing...Marathon Bombings, Theater Shootings, School shootings...Yeh, lets repeal the Death Penalty with all the shit that's going on now:
Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland become the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty. 
Passage of the bill was a significant victory for Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Roman Catholic who opposes capital punishment and is considering seeking the 2016 presidential nomination. Death penalty opponents said the governor helped maintain the national momentum of repeal efforts by making Maryland the sixth state in as many years to abolish capital punishment. 
"I don't know exactly what the timing is, but over the longer arc of history I think you'll see more and more states repeal the death penalty," O'Malley said in a brief interview after the bill signing. "It's wasteful. It's ineffective. It doesn't work to reduce violent crime." 
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Supporters of capital punishment said the governor was taking away an important tool to protect the public. Del. Neil Parrott, a Washington County Republican, criticized the governor for moving ahead with banning the death penalty during the same session as he pushed for a gun-control bill to restrict firearms access to law-abiding citizens. Parrott said he is considering launching a petition drive to put the death penalty ban on the ballot for voters to decide in 2014.
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