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I see the Yes vote has a bare majority of 93%. Not a good night for the "end the death penalty" crowd.
I voted YES.
And we should execute for any violent felony on the first offense including armed robbery.
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Should the U.S. save millions in tax dollars by having a shorter time period for prisoners on Death Row, like Iraq?
a. Yes (93%) 25,117
b. No (5%) 1,386
c. Not sure (2%) 478
26,981 total votes
voted yes
The decision to sentence a person to death should not be made lightly (and it could be made more stringent), but once convicted and the appeals have gone through, the felon should be put to death almost immediately. Unless there is a time of civil uprising or something, there should be no death row.