President Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure from civil rights groups and liberal members of Congress to fulfill his pledge to end the death penalty.
While total abolition of the death penalty would require an act of Congress, activists say there are immediate steps that Biden can take to roll back the practice, which was restarted at the federal level under former President Donald Trump. Nearly a month into Biden’s term, they are pushing him to take action.
“He has the authority to do a lot to limit this punishment and make it much harder for a future administration,” said Kristina Roth, an advocate at Amnesty International USA. “We think it’s important during this early period of his administration to remind him what authority he has.”
Biden is the first president to openly oppose the death penalty and has repeatedly said that criminal justice reform is a top priority of his administration.
It has already been Ended !!! Hell it is Rarely ever enforced !!! Need to Step it up !!!!
Why not, we are not overloaded anymore in prison?? They let them all out including the murderers. Some go back because where else can you have activity, TV, free medical care, 3 meals a day etc. on the taxpayers??
The death penalty is the only really good deterent we have to make people think about doing a capital crime.
For Traitor Politicians it should be FIRING SQUAD !!!!
No Justice in America since the Electric Chair & Gas Chamber were thrown out !!!! Need the Firing squad !!!!
No Justice since 1969 when they threw out the death penalty & Charles Manson & his murderers Got OFF !!!
They even let some of them Out of prison , after cutting the baby out of Sharon Tate , & Squeeky Frome
Took shots at President Ford , & could have killed him !!!!
Yes , I remember !!!!! & many more alive at the time do too !!!!!
Ones like them DESERVE the damn death penalty > Period !!!
Better step up enforcing the death penalty since Biden is letting the southern border be wide open to Ms-13 !!!!
Without it you have a Law-Less country !!! Ripe for the picking for all the criminals within it !!!!
Without it Not being Enforced , you already have none !!! Punishment here is ONLY > TIME , Woooooo
America is Favorite Place in the world for criminals & has been for many years !!!! Their Playground !!!!