Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Sen. Dick Durbin have introduced a bill to abolish the federal death penalty. The bill has nearly 60 co-sponsors

[basquebromance]

only for the worst of society: fast trial, death penalty

Members of Congress Call on Biden to Commute Everyone on Federal Death Row

More than 35 members of Congress signed a letter asking Biden to commute the sentences of the remaining 50 people on federal death row.

theappeal.org

 

[pknopp]

Being pro-life I fully support this.

 

[struth]

I am all for abolishing the death penalty. It's very costly to taxpayers. One of the worst, most racist pieces of legislation in American history was Joey Xiden's 94 Crime Bill, that was signed by Bill Clinton...one of the many flaws, was expanding what crimes could be punishable by death...60 in fact new crimes.

 

[Rye Catcher]

The Death Penalty is too costly, takes too long and is the easy way out for the worst of the worst.

Life with no possibility of Parole, and incarcerated in ADX Florence.

see: ADX Florence - Wikipedia

 

[rightwinger]

We can’t be sure that we won’t have another Trump go on an execution orgasm

Trumps rush to slaughter was barbaric

Congress will never agree on ending Federal Executions so Biden has to commute all existing sentences to life without parole.

 

[rightwinger]

I am all for abolishing the death penalty. It's very costly to taxpayers. One of the worst, most racist pieces of legislation in American history was Joey Xiden's 94 Crime Bill, that was signed by Bill Clinton...one of the many flaws, was expanding what crimes could be punishable by death...60 in fact new crimes.

Love Republicans who claim……It was not our crime bill
The legislation received overwhelming bipartisan support

 

[Thinker101]

Just when you felt Democrats came up with the stupidest idea ever they come up with a new one.

 

[pknopp]

Love Republicans who claim……It was not our crime bill
The legislation received overwhelming bipartisan support

"Bipartisan".

 

[Claudette]

Sure. We can afford to feed and house criminals for the rest of their lives. Lets take care of all of their needs. All their medical, dental and surgical needs.

Wonder how much that will cost the tax payers of America??

 

[pknopp]

Sure. We can afford to feed and house criminals for the rest of their lives. Lets take care of all of their needs. All their medical, dental and surgical needs.

Wonder how much that will cost the tax payers of America??

Prison costs wouldn't be as costly if we reformed who we are putting in prison.

Man serving 90-year sentence for selling marijuana released from prison

 

[Claudette]

pknopp
Don't like the laws then contact your congress critters to get them changed.

 

[pknopp]

pknopp
Don't like the laws then contact your congress critters to get them changed.

We are. That's what this thread is about.

 

[Claudette]

pknopp
Let us all know when you get the law changed.

 

[rightwinger]

"Bipartisan".

Yes
They actually used to have bipartisan bills back then
The crime bill was one of them

 

[rightwinger]

pknopp
Let us all know when you get the law changed.

Don‘t need to change the law
Republicans will never agree to it

Biden can commute all death sentences before he leaves though

That means any Republican who wants to replicate Trumps killing spree will start with a blank slate

 

[Dragonlady]

Sure. We can afford to feed and house criminals for the rest of their lives. Lets take care of all of their needs. All their medical, dental and surgical needs.

Wonder how much that will cost the tax payers of America??

It costs much, much more to execute them than to care for them for the rest of their lives. Those under the death penalty have a mandated appeal process prior to execution, the cost of which on the judicial system is actually far more expensive than the costs of feeding, housing and paying medical expenses for the rest of their lives.

Costs

The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information about capital punishment.…

deathpenaltyinfo.org

To execute or not: A question of cost?

After decades of moral arguments and long journeys to the nation's highest court and back, the death penalty may be abandoned by several states for a reason having nothing to do with right or wrong.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[MarcATL]

Being pro-life I fully support this.

Ditto.

 

[Turtlesoup]

only for the worst of society: fast trial, death penalty

Members of Congress Call on Biden to Commute Everyone on Federal Death Row

More than 35 members of Congress signed a letter asking Biden to commute the sentences of the remaining 50 people on federal death row.

theappeal.org

Yes, lets keep really violent criminals alive so they can attack others.

 

[FA_Q2]

Meh. I don't really care if they manage to get rid of it or not. It is a pretty damn rare process to begin with and so damn inefficient it usually costs more than simply keeping them in jail.

There are, however, a million other things that are far more important.

 

[Claudette]

Dragonlady
No it doesn't. Appeals can last as long as twenty years. Their lives could last as long as 50. Keeping them for 50 or 60 years is much more costly than 20 years of appeals.