There was a time when conservatives either all supported the death penalty, or were quiet in their opposition. But that time has passed. Slowly but surely over the past decade, more and more conservatives have begun voicing concern over capital punishment, the nation’s worst example of an inefficient and poorly run government program. The pinnacle […]
H774 is bad policy for NC – Governor McCrory Should Veto
North Carolina Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty (NC CCADP) urges Governor Pat McCrory to veto House Bill 774 “Restoring Proper Justice Act,” legislation aimed at taking transparency out of the way in which our state executes individuals. “This legislation is bad policy for North Carolina. Conducting executions is the most extreme expression of the […]
NC Conservatives Leaders Should Follow Historic Lead by Nebraska and Replace Capital Punishment with Life in Prison without Parole
North Carolina Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty Raleigh – Last week, a bill to repeal the death penalty in the politically conservative state of Nebraska passed its third and final vote in the state’s unicameral legislature by a margin of 32-15. The bill then made it’s way to Governor Ricketts, who kept his […]