Despite serious constitutional concerns, the fed government has conducted its first execution in 17 years, after #SCOTUS opted to allow the fed govt to move forward in a hasty 5-4 decision earlier this morning. 1/4
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1283014284604309506
As Justice Sotomayor observed in her dissent, “the Court accepts the Government’s artificial claim of urgency to truncate ordinary procedures of judicial review. This sets a dangerous precedent.” 2/4
Sotomayor lamented that the Court’s decision paved the way for “death-sentenced inmates to be executed before any court can properly consider whether their executions are unconstitutionally cruel and unusual.” 3/4
The resumption of federal executions is a national tragedy. It doesn’t have to be this way. Sentencing someone to death is a choice, a conscious decision to end someone’s life in the government’s name. This is a cruel and immoral policy from a bygone era. 4/4
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