Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 26, 2006 16:26:13 GMT -5
Ford campaign says it has tougher death penalty stance
Officials with the campaign of U-S Senate candidate Harold Ford Junior say
he takes a tougher stand on the death penalty than his Republican opponent
Bob Corker.
Ford and the 2 major candidates for governor responded in a survey by the
state chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police that they support all
existing state and federal laws regarding the death penalty.
But Corker's response was more brief.
The former Chattanooga mayor wrote he supports the death penalty for
murder.
Ford's senior adviser for communications and policy Tom Lee said other
death-penalty eligible offenses include treason, espionage and several
rror-related crimes.
Corker campaign manager Ben Mitchell said Ford is trying to make up
positions that Bob Corker doesn't have.
Mitchell said Corker's more complete answer to the question is that he
supports all federal death penalty laws.
(source: Associated Press)
Officials with the campaign of U-S Senate candidate Harold Ford Junior say
he takes a tougher stand on the death penalty than his Republican opponent
Bob Corker.
Ford and the 2 major candidates for governor responded in a survey by the
state chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police that they support all
existing state and federal laws regarding the death penalty.
But Corker's response was more brief.
The former Chattanooga mayor wrote he supports the death penalty for
murder.
Ford's senior adviser for communications and policy Tom Lee said other
death-penalty eligible offenses include treason, espionage and several
rror-related crimes.
Corker campaign manager Ben Mitchell said Ford is trying to make up
positions that Bob Corker doesn't have.
Mitchell said Corker's more complete answer to the question is that he
supports all federal death penalty laws.
(source: Associated Press)