Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 25, 2006 0:58:57 GMT -5
Opposing the death penalty
With an advisory amendment on the ballot this fall, death penalty
opponents are ready to make their case to voters.
While in some respects it's being overshadowed by the Defense of Marriage
Act or gay marriage amendment, voters will in fact be asked this fall
whether or not they want the death penalty reinstated here. Sachin Chheda,
campaign director for No Death Penalty Wisconsin, says members include the
Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty along with groups like
Amnesty International and the Wisconsin Council of Churches. There's
really no organized pro-death penalty group, but polling indicates public
support for the amendment; Chheda says that's because of the way the
question is worded.
Chheda says coalition members hope the voters of Wisconsin will reject the
amendment, and send a message to the Capitol that the death penalty is not
needed here.
(source: Wisconsin Radio Network)
With an advisory amendment on the ballot this fall, death penalty
opponents are ready to make their case to voters.
While in some respects it's being overshadowed by the Defense of Marriage
Act or gay marriage amendment, voters will in fact be asked this fall
whether or not they want the death penalty reinstated here. Sachin Chheda,
campaign director for No Death Penalty Wisconsin, says members include the
Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty along with groups like
Amnesty International and the Wisconsin Council of Churches. There's
really no organized pro-death penalty group, but polling indicates public
support for the amendment; Chheda says that's because of the way the
question is worded.
Chheda says coalition members hope the voters of Wisconsin will reject the
amendment, and send a message to the Capitol that the death penalty is not
needed here.
(source: Wisconsin Radio Network)