The death penalty needs to be used much more often. It is absurd to keep someone locked up for 20-30-40 years or for life at a cost to the taxpayers of $20-$40 M per year.
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 7:33 AM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for sharing this Bruce. > > The "President/Chairman/Grand Pubah" of this group contacted me about six > months ago, and I joined. It's good to see the word getting out, and I > hope more to mainstream media! > > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *Jon Crane* <[email protected]> >> Date: Thursday, December 18, 2014 >> Subject: Death Penalty Year End Report - Statement from Conservatives >> Concerned About >> >> I hope this email finds you enjoying the holiday season. >> >> >> >> I have a statement, pasted below, from Conservatives Concerned About the >> Death Penalty <http://www.conservativesconcerned.org/> concerning the >> just released year-end report >> <http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/YearEnd2014> from the death penalty >> Information Center. >> >> >> >> Best Wishes, >> >> >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> Jon Crane >> >> Critical PR >> >> 860-255-7524 >> >> www.criticalpr.com >> >> *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* >> >> *December 18, 2014 * >> >> *YEAR END REPORT FROM DEATH PENALTY THINK TANK* >> >> *HIGHLIGHTS VOICES FROM THE RIGHT* >> >> >> >> CONSERVATIVES EMERGE AS FORCE FOR RAISING CONCERNS >> >> ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY >> >> >> >> *Statement from Marc Hyden, National Coordinator* >> >> *Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty* >> >> “The number of executions and death sentences have dropped to historic >> lows nationwide, according to the Death Penalty Information Center’s >> year-end report. This comes at a time when conservatives speaking out >> against the death penalty continues to rise. The past year we have seen >> leading conservatives such as Col. Oliver North and commentator Ramesh >> Ponnuru not only express their opposition to capital punishment, but also >> make strong conservative-based arguments against it.” >> >> “Our group’s founders and supporters are a part of this trend away from >> the death penalty in America. I personally favored capital punishment until >> I took a closer look and realized it was inconsistent with my conservative >> values such as limited government, fiscal responsibility, and a respect for >> human life.” >> >> “National conservative thought leaders are being joined in their >> opposition to capital punishment by republican lawmakers in many states. >> This year in Kansas, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Kentucky, and Wyoming GOP >> lawmakers sponsored bills to repeal the death penalty.” >> >> For more information contact Jon Crane at 860-255-7524 or email >> [email protected]. >> >> *About Us* >> >> Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is a network of political >> and social conservatives who question the alignment of capital punishment >> with conservative principles and values. Specifically, we are >> questioning a system marked by inefficiency, inequity, and inaccuracy. >> Conservatives concerned about the death penalty is a project of Equal >> Justice USA. EJUSA is a national, grassroots organization working to >> build a criminal justice system that works. For *everyone*. ( >> www.conservativesconcerned.org) >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PoliticalForum" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
