Maryland Governor O’Malley Commuting All Death Row Sentences

Posted by | December 31, 2014 19:00 | Filed under: Good News Politics Top Stories

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The Maryland legislature has repealed the death penalty, and Governor Martin O’Malley, with his eyes set on the White House, has commuted all remaining death penalty sentences.

In a statement, O’Malley said, “In a representative government, state executions make every citizen a party to a legalized killing as punishment.” He noted that the legality of executing the four remaining death row inmates was in question and argued that “leaving these death sentences in place does not serve the public good of the people of Maryland — present or future.”

O’Malley, who signed the 2013 repeal into law, leaves office next month after serving the state’s maximum of two consecutive terms. Over his tenure, the state enacted marriage equality, created a state-level “DREAM” act to allow undocumented children to pay in-state tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities, banned several assault weapons, and incentivized off-shore wind power.

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8 responses to Maryland Governor O’Malley Commuting All Death Row Sentences

  1. tiredoftea December 31st, 2014 at 19:40

    I’m glad to read this! Any movement towards abolishing this barbaric state practice is a good thing.

    • Ray M. January 1st, 2015 at 03:23

      Why didn’t O’Malley do it sooner?

      • KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker January 1st, 2015 at 04:21

        WTF?
        Why didn’t Dubya do it at all?

  2. tiredoftea December 31st, 2014 at 20:40

    I’m glad to read this! Any movement towards abolishing this barbaric state practice is a good thing.

    • Sting Ray January 1st, 2015 at 04:23

      Why didn’t O’Malley do it sooner?

      • KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker January 1st, 2015 at 05:21

        WTF?
        Why didn’t Dubya do it at all?

  3. illinoisboy1977 January 2nd, 2015 at 16:23

    The did it in Illinois and I find myself wishing they hadn’t. A guy in Peoria just beat a toddler to death, last week. He REALLY needs to die.

  4. illinoisboy1977 January 2nd, 2015 at 17:23

    The did it in Illinois and I find myself wishing they hadn’t. A guy in Peoria just beat a toddler to death, last week. He REALLY needs to die.

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