Massachusetts governor names panel to draft new death penalty bill

[Judi Lynn]

Massachusetts governor names panel to draft new death penalty bill
Copyright © 2003 Nando Media
Copyright © 2003 AP Online


By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press


BOSTON (September 23, 9:36 a.m. ADT) - Gov. Mitt Romney is launching his bid to bring the death penalty back to Massachusetts, creating a commission charged with drafting a capital punishment bill.

During his campaign for governor last year, Romney said he supports reinstatement of the death penalty for certain crimes, including the murder of a police officer, terrorist acts, the killing of a witness or murders committed with "extreme atrocity."

He was to announce members of the commission Tuesday morning.

The Republican governor faces an uphill fight in the Legislature, where support for the death penalty, which peaked after the 1997 murder of 10-year-old Jeffrey Curley, has declined in recent years.
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http://www.adn.com/24hour/politics/story/1007599p-7074816c.html

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Good Luck!

Romney will be the 4th Repuke governor to try this here, and I assume he will fail as miserably as they did, thankfully.

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[CO Liberal]

3. Is He Gonna Bring Back Witch Burning, Too?????

Another Massachusetts tradition.

:-)

[fertilizeonarbusto]

4. So with it

Just when even Mark Fuhrman is loudly oppossing the death penalty. Jackass!

[SiobhanClancy]

5. He can forget about it

It won't pass,and he can take his "blood atonement" doctrine back to wherever it is that he belongs.

[Caution]

6. this bill doesnt have a snowball's chance in hell of passing.

No way this goes through in MA.

[FlashHarry]

7. I'm amazed that we still have the electric chair, here in Nebraska!

It seems so, well, medieval.

[Judi Lynn]

13. No kidding! Didn't know Nebraska still has that option. Yikes.

Kansas had it's last hanging 6-22-1965, the two men who killed the Clutter family on their farm, illustrated in the film, "In Cold Blood."

Seems almost impossible, doesn't it?

Who could countenance electric chairs, etc., ANYWAY?

[bif]

8. Republicans...building a bridge to the 17th Century!

Jeez, while most states are looking to get rid of the death penalty, Romney is looking to bring it back?!?!?!?! I'm proud to live in the first state to abolish it!

[PROGRESSIVE1]

9. Well.....

Governor "10 Wives" can go shove it YOU KNOW WHERE!!!

:puke:

[Braden]

10. good luck mitt

more compassionate conservative bullshit.

[Flubadubya]

11. Never knew a Republican who didn't love it!

It just so fits their world view and all... :grr:

[Mass_Liberal]

12. As a citizen of Massachusetts

I am ashamed of my governer. It is unfathomable to me that liberal Massachusetts keeps electing republican governers. This state would be much better off if Bob Reich had won.