The Matthew Shepard Act, as part of the 2010 Department of Defense Authorization Bill that it is attached to, has now officially cleared the Senate and is making its way toward President Obama's desk but first must make a stop at a conference committee to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate versions of the legislation before final votes in September, but it does so after having had four amendments made to it, one of which adds a death penalty provision.
Read more...
Showing posts with label death penalty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death penalty. Show all posts
Friday, July 24, 2009
Monday, March 09, 2009
Lisbon Treaty Allows For Death Penalty Across Europe
Professor Schachtschneider pointed out that it [the European Union reform treaty, a.k.a. the Lisbon Treaty] also reintroduces the death penalty in Europe, which I think is very important, in light of the fact that, especially Italy was trying to abandon the death penalty through the United Nations, forever.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)