Opponents of the death penalty had urged President Biden to take this step, given the number of executions that took place during President-elect Donald Trump's first term.
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Trump and MAGA Republicans are pro-life only when it comes to controlling women’s reproductive lives. 5 people were executed in Trump’s final days in the WH breaking w/an 130-year-old precedent of pausing executions amid a presidential transition. 13 death row inmates were executed after July 2021.
It will be interesting to see how Trump's DoJ proceeds given that 2 of those still under the death penalty committed their crimes in furtherance of causes supported by significant factions of the MAGA base.
It was the right move. These people, of anyone in this world, were deserving of the death penalty. As someone who firmly believes the government shouldn't kill people, this was the right move. 100%
I couldn't care less. I would feel the same way if Trump did this. Those three committed about as awful of crimes as one possibly can. They deserve to die.
I support this. After reading a book about capital punishment and the Supreme Court, I became convinced of not just the cruelty and finality, but the error-ridden zeal of inept police and prosecutors.
Yes, but who urged him to pardon the judge that imprisoned kids in for-profit prisons in order to get kickbacks? And why isn't that the subject of investigative reporting, instead buying the lie that he just didn't know the details? He seemed to know the details in this case, didn't he?
Given he showed a modicum of selectivity, I'm thinking he knew well that pardoning the judge convicted of sentencing juveniles to private prison for kickbacks was a conscious decision regardless of claims. The White House press office lying to us about Biden has been going on for some time now.
Awesome job President Biden!
Since you're on a roll, let's do Reality Winner next!
This decorated veteran deserves more than to pay indefinitely for her crime.
She did this for us. It's time to free her.
#PardonRealityWinner
I'm pro-life and it doesn't bother me. Abortion is a much bigger issue. A million deaths per year by abortion versus a few dozen spread out over decades for capital punishment.
Yet, an abortion is not a fully viable human, it’s a cleansing of a cell not a living being in the world or a prisoner trying to function on Earth. Big difference.
Both elective abortion and slavery treat humans as disposable ans as the "property" of others. I believe that in decades to come, people will look back on mass elective abortion with disgust.
Hey Jim. I used to think this way too. I would humbly suggest listening to women speak on this issue. Especially regarding the medical need for alternatives when facing complications in pregnancy. The current GOP is actively seeking to restrict all access to life-saving care for expecting mothers.
Here’s just one of many stories from my home state of TN. I’d also look to Texas for more examples of complex medical issues that cannot be addressed in-state.
Also, keep in mind that many pulling the strings in the incoming administration want a total, federal ban, so it’s likely to get worse.
Tragic, but the mother's life was not in danger in that case. In America, we should not kill patients who have severe medical problems. Her daughter was at 24 weeks. 😞
Every time he’s tried, Congress and Repubs get in way, asshole. and if this led you not to vote for Harris, you’ve definitely screwed yourself (in multiple ways)
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That said the state has no authority to take rights away from the people, most importantly, life.
The cruelty of MAGAs isn't a defect. It's a feature.
if they execute only Bowers or Tsarnaev, why not Roof?
Biden otoh said that the federal death penalty should be ended, but so far chose to commute 37 and leave 3 on death row
Right or wrong, Biden is tinkering
he chose not to commute all the death sentences, though, so he did not take the "this step" he'd been urged to take by opponents of the death penalty
Biden, right or wrong, is still tinkering
Since you're on a roll, let's do Reality Winner next!
This decorated veteran deserves more than to pay indefinitely for her crime.
She did this for us. It's time to free her.
#PardonRealityWinner
And viability keeps changing as technology improves.
Can you identify any state that does not allow abortion in the case of a threat to the life of the mother?
Also, keep in mind that many pulling the strings in the incoming administration want a total, federal ban, so it’s likely to get worse.