N.J. lawmakers vote to ban death penalty

[cal04]

Source: Associated Press

The New Jersey Assembly approved legislation Thursday to abolish the state's death penalty, making Gov. Jon S. Corzine's signature the only step left before the state becomes the first in four decades to ban executions.

Assembly members voted 44-36 to replace the death sentence with life in prison without parole. The state Senate approved the bill Monday.

Corzine, a Democrat, has said he will sign the bill within a week.

The measure would spare eight men on the state's death row, including the sex offender whose crimes sparked Megan's Law.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071213/ap_on_re_us/death_penalty_new_jersey

[MNDemNY]

1. That is good news.

I hope it is a sign of sanity to come.

[MnFats]

2. excellent!! New Jersey chooses to step away from state-sponsored murder.

let us hope others follow suit.
we in the upper midwest..... N.D., Minn. Wisc., Michigan and more have done just fine without DP for decades..

[pleah]

3. Good for New Jersey!

[Fearless]

4. Good news...

"An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind."

[desertbill]

5. Never Ever?

So, is there never a justified execution? I would like to say the answer is no, but in my heart I feel I would find it justified in certain circumstances.

[Harper_is_Bush]

10. Can we all take that right unto ourselves?

The death penalty is an evil, corrupting force. America can certainly blame some of it's culture of violence and individual judge/jury/executioner phenomenon on the death penalty.

[smokey nj]

6. This makes me proud to be a resident of the great state of New Jersey!

:hi: cal04! Thanks for posting!

[lonestarnot]

7. YES!

[CTLawGuy]

8. someone get this story to 5 recs

Please :)

[Homer Wells]

9. Heres Number 5!!!

Good to hear.

[GOPNotForMe]

11. Good for NJ! nt