"During my 30 years in the state Legislature, I never prepared statements to be delivered in committee, on the floor or at public appearances, always relying on my glibness to either captivate an audience or stumble through a presentation of my views. The death penalty debate was different.THE STAKES WERE TOO HIGH.
EMOTIONS WERE TOO DEEP.
Lives were at risk.
The Road to Abolition is the result."
-- Senator Raymond J. Lesniak
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Abolition may be the only affordable alternative.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/04/AR2008050402054_pf.html
Perhaps the DP is a luxury that states can longer afford.
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