County clerks verify enough signatures to put death penalty on ballot

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Paul Hammel

LINCOLN — A pro-death penalty group has submitted more than enough “approved” signatures to force a referendum on capital punishment during the 2016 general election, the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office reported Friday evening.

As of Friday, the office said that county clerks across the state have already verified 65,171 signatures from at least 38 counties, more than enough to meet the 56,942 threshold needed to qualify the issue for the ballot.

“They’ve got a strong cushion,” Secretary of State John Gale said Friday night.

He said he was “very comfortable” predicting that when the signatures are finally certified, the referendum has qualified for the ballot.

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Gov. Pete Ricketts is pro life, unless your a criminal or need expanded healthcare to live!

[NJCher]

1. you have to wonder

what type of people think so highly of putting others to death that they'll do that degree of organizing.

Really, who are these people?


Cher

[MicaelS]

2. People who very strongly believe in punishment. n/t

[tabasco]

4. Also, people who believe in giving the power of life and death to the state

and then elect imbecile miscreants to run their state.

[SCantiGOP]

15. Is it binding?

Some referenda require the legislature to ratify the results and the courts can force them to do it if necessary. Others are merely advisory. Anyone know how this works in Nebraska?

I would really hate to see this step backwards.

[atreides1]

5. Not punishment!

Vengeance...there is a difference!

[Grins]

8. Christians?

Who the hell else?

[former9thward]

17. Who else?

Since you are basing it on religion, let's see. The Islamic nations put people to death and their followers are fine with that. Atheist nations such as China and North Korea put people to death and their people are good with that. The Pope and the majority of the world's Christians oppose the death penalty.

[rpannier]

10. Not gonna weight in on the merits of the death penalty. But, I have a question

Given that the reason the legislature ended the DP in Nebraska was because of cost, what do you think they'll have to cut to pay for it? Education? Services for the poor? Services for the Elderly? The disabled?

[Omaha Steve]

18. With so many convictions overturned on DNA etc

They would have to believe killing one innocent is worth the 10 guilty they get after 20 years worth of appeals.

[BlueJazz]

3. Maybe they're doing this for a good reason. Maybe Matt Damon and George Clooney are ..

...coming over to my house this evening for supper.

[NobodyHere]

6. Maybe there's enough county clerks who will refuse to do their jobs in that state.

[Spirochete]

7. They're suffering from cold turkey

from not having killed anyone in a while...

[restorefreedom]

9. a pro death penalty group? gads

how horrifying that people are pro- the state conducting legally sanctioned killing of its citizens

sad.

[davidpdx]

11. Sad to see Nebraska go the wrong direction

[YabaDabaNoDinoNo]

12. I guess people in Nebraska just dig the state murdering its citizens

Oh well it is what they want and how they want to live their lives and be just like Saudi Arabia, North Korea and China murdering its citizens.

It will not surprise me in the least to see the state change the victims family for the cost of their state sanctioned murder too.

I would say that I would boycott Nebraska but it would be pointless I have no desire to ever go there and I don't buy, eat or drink anything from Nebraska either pretty much Nebraska has ZERO impact upon my life or well being. Guess I will just continue to ignore the place and only fly over it when I am on my travels between civilized states.

In reality how much longer will Nebraska even be around before it becomes one of the new desert states in the mid west once the current inhabidents have sucked the Ogallala Aquifer dry? Who will the state have left to kill then?

[Chan790]

19. Nebraska produces a lot of the corn used to make HFCS.

Yet another reason to not consume HFCS.

[midnight]

13. Not the right direction again. Why some pro lifers fight to kill so many people.

[NonMetro]

14. Some Clounty Clerks Say God Wants The Death Penalty While Others Say He Doesn't?

So, where are the Kim Davis's who refuse to validate the signatures because it violates their faith?

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

16. Now there's a big step backward. n/t