April 2, 2013
The NC Senate is scheduled to begin debating and voting on SB 306, the bill that will repeal the NC Racial Justice Act and restart executions, tomorrow.
If you live in North Carolina, please encourage your senator to vote against SB 306. We have drafted a message that sets the tone, but please add your own words and change the subject line.
We also encourage you to call your senator. His or her phone number will appear on the action page.
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No subtlety in repeal of the Racial Justice Act |
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March 27, 2013
The News & Observer
The gloves are off now. In the last legislative session, opponents of the Racial Justice Act succeeded in increasing the burden of proof on those sentenced to death if they wanted to appeal their sentences on the basis of racial bias. Now, those opponents simply want to gut the law and get back to the business of executing people in North Carolina.
State Sen. Thom Goolsby of Wilmington is pushing an end to the Racial Justice Act along with other more technical changes in the law to allow resumption of the death penalty in North Carolina. There have been no executions since 2006 because of different legal appeals.
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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly |
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March 27, 2013
Yeah, it's a cliché, but yesterday had some good, kind of bad and downright ugly votes around the country.
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March 25, 2013
We have really big news.
Tomorrow Delaware’s Senate will vote on SB 19, the bill that will repeal the death penalty.
If you live in Delaware, please act right now.
Click here to send an email to your Senator. Tell your friends.
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Jesus, at Least, Opposed the Death Penalty |
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March 27, 2013
By Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
In an act that echoed the backroom negotiations of Temple court lawyers 2,000 years ago, Senator Thom Goolsby (R-New Hannover) pushed a bill through Senate committee on Tuesday of Holy Week that would resume executions in North Carolina.
Ironically, his supporters argued that the cross justifies their desire for retributive justice.
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March 25, 2013
A bill has been introduced in the NC Senate that would repeal the NC Racial Justice Act and restart executions in our state.
Sen. Thom Goolsby of New Hanover County has introduced SB 306, which the Senate Judiciary I Committee will be taking up tomorrow.
Please take action immediately. Write to your senator right now, encouraging him or her to vote against SB 306.
The Senate Judiciary I Committee will be taking up SB 306 Tuesday, March 26 at 10 a.m. in room 1027 of the Legislative Building, 16 West Jones St., Raleigh.
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