Nebraska on Wednesday became the first conservative in more than 40 years to abolish the death penalty.
Murder Victim’s Husband Says Witnessing Execution Of Her Killer Changed His Mind
“I just wish I had the foresight to realize that [the execution] wasn’t going to solve my problem,” Byrne said.
Conservative Voices: The withering of the death penalty (George Will)
…the power to inflict death cloaks government with a majesty and pretense of infallibility discordant with conservatism.