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7. Well over 150 years of

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 11:06 PM

Mar 2019

no death penalty in Michigan. Has worked well.

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Gavin Newsom expected to take executive action to abolish CA death penalty [View all] jls4561 Mar 2019 OP

1978 n/t jaysunb Mar 2019 #2

We execute somebody once every several years. Tiggeroshii Mar 2019 #3

California executed since 1978 tenderfoot Mar 2019 #5

CA death penalty was ruled unconstitutional in 2006 jls4561 Mar 2019 #6

Won't they have to take this back to the voters Raine Mar 2019 #19

It's the right thing to do. Eom BootinUp Mar 2019 #4

Well over 150 years of safeinOhio Mar 2019 #7

Yes, we got rid of it in 1847. roamer65 Mar 2019 #8

Michigan constitutionally abolished the death penalty jls4561 Mar 2019 #9

Good for Michigan! jls4561 Mar 2019 #11

...and good for Governor Newsom. roamer65 Mar 2019 #12

Did you vote for him? jls4561 Mar 2019 #13

Nope. I'm from MI. roamer65 Mar 2019 #16

I don't care why Newsom is doing this, it's the results that matter. Merlot Mar 2019 #15

Doesn't matter, just don't do it! (Death penalty that is). mwooldri Mar 2019 #18

Locking... DonViejo Mar 2019 #20