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Urge your MOC's to Remove Death Penalty Provision

By "Persian Cowboy"

Dear Abolitionists,Today (7/20/09) the U.S. Senate passed the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act, with an amendment making hate crimes punishable by death. Below please find the statement of the President of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, of which NCADP is an active member. Please contact your members of congress (House and Senate) to urge them to remove the death penalty provision when it goes to conference. You can reach the US Capitol switchboard at 202.224.3121 and ask for your Senator's or Representative's office. If you do not know who your two U.S. Senators or your Representative are, or for their direct office phone numbers and e-mail addresses, go here: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on July 21, 2009 (boomark / email).