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demmiblue

(36,854 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2019, 10:27 AM Jul 2019

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NEW: Attorney General Barr says U.S. will resume capital punishment.

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NEW: Attorney General Barr says U.S. will resume capital punishment. He directs executions to be scheduled for five death-row inmates.

The last federal execution was in 2003. Only three federal prisoners have been executed since the death penalty was reinstated for federal crimes in 1988.

So far this year, 10 people have been executed nationwide. The number of executions nationwide has been fairly steadily declining the last two decades after peaking at 98 in 1999.

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NEW: Attorney General Barr says U.S. will resume capital punishment. (Original Post) demmiblue Jul 2019 OP

Isn't the penalty for treason death? Botany Jul 2019 #1

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Jul 2019 #3

Russia could not have done what they did w/out inside help. Botany Jul 2019 #5

Starting with traitors, right? Kid Berwyn Jul 2019 #2

If I were trump I'd do an executive order Turbineguy Jul 2019 #4

Botany

(70,508 posts)

1. Isn't the penalty for treason death?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 10:30 AM

Jul 2019

Bring on the guillotine.

malaise

(269,004 posts)

3. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 10:32 AM

Jul 2019

You stole my post (and I'm against the death penalty

Botany

(70,508 posts)

5. Russia could not have done what they did w/out inside help.

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 10:42 AM

Jul 2019

Kid Berwyn

(14,907 posts)

2. Starting with traitors, right?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 10:32 AM

Jul 2019

Turbineguy

(37,332 posts)

4. If I were trump I'd do an executive order

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 10:33 AM

Jul 2019

stopping the death penalty.

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