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Texas is referenced in editorials today in Alabama and Pennsylvania.  The Anniston Star has, "The reason for his vist: Dr. Death Penalty's message."The severity of the topic is reason enough to again mention a visitor who came through the state recently. He is Dr. Philip Alston, an Australian fellow, professor of law at New York University and the U.N. Human Rights Council special envoy on executions. Wanna guess why Alston took time out of his busy schedule to drop in on the Yellowhammer State? It wasn't because of our beautiful beaches, our Southern mountains, or our barbecue ribs. It was because Alabama has the highest per-capita rate of executions in the country. Yes, Texas executes more people a year and has more on death row, but our state has the highest per-capita...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 09, 2008 (boomark / email).