Election
Day is rapidly approaching, and with it, the people of Nebraska will have an
opportunity to retain or repeal their state legislature’s decision to abolish
the death penalty. While it is impossible to predict the referendum’s outcome,
the momentum to keep Nebraska’s death penalty a thing of the past is clearly
growing.
This is not the only reason that the Beatrice Six is currently making headlines. Just days ago, one of the case’s prosecutors, Randall Ritnour, came out against the death penalty. He said, “We can’t say it’s not possible to make a mistake because we did, we made a huge one.” He continued, “Our ability to execute all the ... murderers we can is not worth the death of one innocent individual at the hands of the state.”
Other individuals with intimate knowledge of the death penalty program are making their rounds in Nebraska. The Journey of Hope, which is an organization led by murder victims’ family members with the goal of sharing their death penalty experiences, is making dozens of stops across Nebraska. If you’re interested in attending, then click here to see where the Journey will be speaking.
With news of the death penalty’s failures prompting more individuals to rethink capital punishment, the Retain a Just Nebraska campaign is just heating up. They recently released campaign ads featuring the first man to be exonerated from death row because of DNA evidence, Kirk Bloodsworth. His story is compelling, and I hope you’ll share it with your Facebook friends by clicking here.
Conservatives Concerned in the FieldStacy Anderson and I spent July 1-3 in Denver, Colorado at the largest conservative conference outside of Washington D.C. – the Western Conservative Summit. Stacy and I worked the exhibitor booth, changed many people’s minds on the death penalty, and unsurprisingly found a host of conservatives who already opposed capital punishment.
Conservatives Concerned in the Media•
After Oklahoma released its multi-county grand jury report regarding their
lethal injection fiasco, I penned an op-ed
for Voices of Liberty. I highlighted the many glaring problems revealed by
the report. I was also a guest on the Lions
of Liberty podcast to discuss conservatism and capital punishment.
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CCATDP’s Charles Koch Institute Communications Fellow, Caitlin Grimes, authored
an article for Red
Alert Politics. She outlined why many millennials oppose the death penalty
and will continued to do so.
• Prior to attending the Western Conservative Summit, Stacy Anderson was a guest on the Rush to Reason radio show, and she masterfully presented the conservative case against capital punishment.
• Prior to attending the Western Conservative Summit, Stacy Anderson was a guest on the Rush to Reason radio show, and she masterfully presented the conservative case against capital punishment.
UpcomingOn
July 25 at 6 pm, CCATDP's Caitlin Grimes will be speaking to the Raleigh
Liberty on the Rocks chapter.The event will be at Nickelpoint Brewing
Company at 506 Pershing Rd, Raleigh, NC. Be sure to attend and say hello to
Caitlin!
For
the fourth year in a row, CCATDP is returning to the Young
Americans for Liberty (YAL) National Convention in Washington D.C. We will
be exhibiting from 7/27 to 7/28. If you’re attending, then please drop by and
introduce yourself!
After
the YAL convention, I will head to Florida where I will be speaking to three
Republican Liberty Caucus chapters.
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On 8/1 at 6 pm, I will present to the Central East Florida Republican Liberty
Caucus at MeMaw's BBQ - 600 E. Eau Gallie Blvd., Indian Harbor Beach, FL.
• 8/4 at 7 pm, I will speak to the West Palm Republican Liberty Caucus at Brogues Downunder - 621 Lake Ave, Lake Worth, FL.
• On 8/6, I will be at the Tampa Bay Republican Liberty Caucus for an event on the death penalty.
• 8/4 at 7 pm, I will speak to the West Palm Republican Liberty Caucus at Brogues Downunder - 621 Lake Ave, Lake Worth, FL.
• On 8/6, I will be at the Tampa Bay Republican Liberty Caucus for an event on the death penalty.
If
you’re in the neighborhood, drop by and bring a friend!
