Colorado to Abolish Death Penalty?
Feb 4th, 2009 by nick
Colorado House Majority Leader Paul Weissman is introducing a bill to abolish the death penalty in Colorado. I don’t know if the bill stands much chance of becoming law, but I’m excited that the issue is actually being discussed. Sadly, even the bill’s sponsor, “…isn’t interested in arguing the morality of the death penalty. Instead, he believes it’s a waste of precious resources that could go toward solving pending crimes.” While that may be true, I’ve pointed out in the past that arguments like this miss the point; the death penalty is inherently immoral. Why can’t we have a discussion and debate on that central issue rather than beating around the bush on these ancillary issues?