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- THREE STRIKES LAWS
- MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING
- CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Capital punishment is permitted by our Constitution but limited under the Eighth Amendment which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. The death penalty is used almost exclusively for aggravated murders committed by mentally competent adults. There are about 2,620 inmates currently on Death Row and 22 people were executed in 2019. Since 1976, 34 states, the military and our federal government have executed about 1,516 inmates who were convicted of murdering at least one person. Capital punishment is currently authorized in 28 states.
Supporters of the death penalty believe it serves justice, is a fitting punishment for murder, and allows closure for the families of crime victims. Others claim retribution, or the biblical concept of an
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Supporters of the death penalty believe it serves justice, is a fitting punishment for murder, and allows closure for the families of crime victims. Others claim retribution, or the biblical concept of an
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- I oppose reforming current capital punishment policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA).
- I support repealing a wide range of criminal offenses under United States Federal Criminal Code, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Controlled Substances Act and the Uniform Code of Military Justice by: 1.) Converting sentences of those currently on death row into a sentence of life in prison without parole. 2.) Prohibiting the sentencing of death as a penalty for any pending or future violations of Federal law. And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
- I support repealing a wide range of criminal offenses under United States Federal Criminal Code, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Controlled Substances Act and the Uniform Code of Military Justice by:
1.) Converting sentences of those currently on death row into a sentence of life in prison without parole.
2.) Prohibiting the sentencing of death as a penalty for any pending or future violations of Federal law.
And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
Donation And By Writing A Letter To Your Representatives
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Pledge Period - Opening Date
April 19, 2021
Pledge Period - Closing Date
April 25, 2021
Trustee Election - Begins
April 26, 2021
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