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THREAD: Our take on #SB1013 #NoSpecialSession @OregonGovBrown made the right choice by not calling a special session to backtrack on reforming the #deathpenalty. We applaud her & thank all legislative leaders and members of the Legislature who opposed a special session. #orpol
A hasty attempt to alter #SB1013 would likely have resulted in more litigation and confusion, not less. Lawmakers had ample opportunity to review, analyze, debate, and vote during the legislative session, and should feel confident in continuing to support the bill. #orpol
Not having read a bill properly is not a valid reason to reopen debate immediately after it passes. What has been clear throughout is that the #deathpenalty is a failed public policy that is not serving Oregonians well. #orpol
WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON THIS WEEK: OREGON EDITION. The short of it: Oregon lawmakers passed #SB1013 earlier this year to restrict the death penalty. Weak-willed Dems, bending to prosecutors' complaints, are considering calling a special session to water down the bill. They shouldn't.
To say there is a failure of leadership right now among Dems in Oregon would be an understatement. It is not clear what the purpose is of having a Dem trifecta state, and of having officeholders allegedly opposed to the death penalty, if this is what they’re doing w/ that power.
Oregon Sen. Floyd Prozanski, a purported Dem, had been one of the lawmakers behind #SB1013, which signif scaled back the DP in Oregon. It didn’t get rid of it—as the state should eventually do—but it made progress by limiting the crimes subject to it. olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Dow…
