John Kerry: Firm Foe of Death Penalty
The Washington Times reports that John Kerry is a firm foe of the death penalty, and that he is " the first major-party presidential candidate in more than 15 years to take such a strong stand against capital punishment."
Kerry supports the death penalty only for foreign terrorists. Before 9/11, he opposed the death penalty for all, because it is unfairly applied.
This year's White House race pits two extremes on this issue against one another. Mr. Bush's home state of Texas has executed more murderers than any other state, while Mr. Kerry's Massachusetts is among only 12 states that still bans the death penalty....When Students Against the Death Penalty rated the nine candidates seeking the Democratic nomination last fall, it gave only Mr. Kerry and Ohio Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich perfect scores.
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