The Democratic Governor of New Jersey, Jon Corzine, has just signed a bill abolishing the state’s death penalty. It is the first state to do so since the USA reintroduced capital punishment in the 1970s. (h/t Tyra).
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New Jersey Abolishes Death PenaltyDamn those liberals from the East Coast! They will destroy the moral fibre of America! at 8:11 am on December 18, 2007
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