Capitol Hill Democrats Introduce Bill to End Federal Death Penalty

[Michie]

The Catholic Church has long been opposed to the imposition of the death penalty.

Congressional Democrats introduced a bill to abolish the federal death penalty, calling the policy “state-sanctioned murder” and “deeply flawed.”

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said in a press release that the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2023 “would end the use of the death penalty by the federal government.”

“Specifically, the bill would prohibit the imposition of the death penalty as punishment for any violation of federal law and would require the re-sentencing of those previously sentenced to death row,” the release said.

The measure was first introduced by the pair in 2019 after the Trump administration announced the resumption of the federal death penalty. Trump’s administration carried out a total of 13 executions.

The legislation is co-sponsored by several dozen representatives and senators and has attracted the support of over 400 organizations, including the Catholic Mobilizing Network.

Krisanne Murphy, the executive director of the group, said in the press release that “as Catholics who believe in the inviolability of human dignity, we understand that we can’t build a culture of life under a federal government that can put people to death.”

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Capitol Hill Democrats Introduce Bill to End Federal Death Penalty

The Catholic Church has long been opposed to the imposition of the death penalty.

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[chevyontheriver]

The Catholic Church has long been opposed to the imposition of the death penalty.

Congressional Democrats introduced a bill to abolish the federal death penalty, calling the policy “state-sanctioned murder” and “deeply flawed.”

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said in a press release that the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2023 “would end the use of the death penalty by the federal government.”

“Specifically, the bill would prohibit the imposition of the death penalty as punishment for any violation of federal law and would require the re-sentencing of those previously sentenced to death row,” the release said.

The measure was first introduced by the pair in 2019 after the Trump administration announced the resumption of the federal death penalty. Trump’s administration carried out a total of 13 executions.

The legislation is co-sponsored by several dozen representatives and senators and has attracted the support of over 400 organizations, including the Catholic Mobilizing Network.

Krisanne Murphy, the executive director of the group, said in the press release that “as Catholics who believe in the inviolability of human dignity, we understand that we can’t build a culture of life under a federal government that can put people to death.”

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Capitol Hill Democrats Introduce Bill to End Federal Death Penalty

The Catholic Church has long been opposed to the imposition of the death penalty.

www.ncregister.com

I could almost get behind this. But calling the present situation ‘state sanctioned murder’ is over the top. I wonder if these same Democrats approved of sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, or approve of American nuclear weapons, or would condemn past use of military deadly force in Germany in WWII? Or in the killing instead of capturing Osama bin Laden? All of that is state sanctioned and results in or resulted in dead people.

It seems a politicizing of something which SHOULD be simple. We have the means of safely incarcerating federal prisoners. We do not need to kill them. So let’s decide not to kill them.

 

[Wolseley]

Has nothing to do with left-wing compassion. The Democrats simply don't want to lose those votes.