Democratic Contenders' Positions on the Death Penalty
From the New York Times:
Four of the seven Democrats who have already joined the presidential race or are likely to do so have longstanding views supporting the death penalty and have not changed their positions because of the circumstances in Illinois. Along with Mr. Lieberman, the group includes Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, Senator Bob Graham of Florida and Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri. Of the seven, only the Rev. Al Sharpton opposes the death penalty, as he has done for years. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts supports it in the case of convicted terrorists, and Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, supports it for murderers of children or police officers.We predict at least a few, if not more, will join the call for a moratorium during their campaigns--Al Gore should have in his campaign but didn't. Either did Ralph Nader. It's not about support or opposition to the death penalty. It's about restoring fairness and justice in our criminal justice system, as well as protecting the lives of innocent people.
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