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George II

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6. I think this is an ongoing procedure that had already started before Biden took office...

Tue Jun 15, 2021, 04:58 PM

Jun 2021

Once Biden puts out all the other fires he was left less than 5 months ago, I'm sure he'll commute the sentences of all who are on death row to life in prison. In the meantime, I would almost guarantee that if any execution dates are established (I seriously doubt that) he'll commute them as they come up.

I saw this story earlier on Twitter, and unfortunately some (not you Polybius) are using this as a negative toward Biden. I'm surprised this wasn't the lead story on Politico or The Hill, the usual anti-Democratic sites.

Although I'm 110% against the death penalty, I'm not worried about this - it'll be resolved in due time without any additional Federal executions.

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DOJ asks Supreme Court to reinstate death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev [View all] Polybius Jun 2021 OP

Death to the death penalty, just say no to state sanctioned murder. marble falls Jun 2021 #1

Sickening. He may not deserve to live but the death penalty is barbaric. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2021 #2

Agreed Jilly_in_VA Jun 2021 #5

Garland strikes again PSPS Jun 2021 #3

Not so FBaggins Jun 2021 #4

"DOJ is supposed to defend existing law" Socal31 Jun 2021 #13

Not so. former9thward Jun 2021 #15

nope azureblue Jun 2021 #9

I think this is an ongoing procedure that had already started before Biden took office... George II Jun 2021 #6

The "ongoing procedure" was from 2015. former9thward Jun 2021 #16

The death penalty is barbaric and has no place in a civilized society. Tom Yossarian Joad Jun 2021 #7

The state should have no right to take away from a person something it has no ability to give back AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #8

asset seizure and other uses for the death penalty azureblue Jun 2021 #10

Assets can't defend themselves. Civil Forfeiture is a violation of the the 5th, 7th, and 8th AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #11

You must be young, or very naive. Socal31 Jun 2021 #12

My quote only deals with death penalty AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #17

John Adams expanded on Blackstone while defending British troops involved in the Boston Massacre Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2021 #14