That is a good point that I hadn't considered. Given the glacial pace of the death penalty in most cases, the feds practically tripped over themselves to kill McVeigh.
Why was that?
Because this was a federal case, as opposed to the more typical state death penalty cases?
Because McVeigh chose not to appeal? Did he not appeal, and haven't there been other death row inmates on whose behalf appeals were filed essentially against their will?
Because McVeigh had been tarred as a right wing militia type?
You've raised a good point, and I'm curious now.
Tim waved his appeals and I think that is because he knew what he did and there really wasn't anything to appeal.
I think this cat would do the very same thing.
He wants martyr status, so be it. How did that work out for Tim? ;)
"the feds practically tripped over themselves to kill McVeigh. Why was that?"
The KKKlinton admin. was in a hurry to cover up any
foreign terrorism links to OKC.
Why was that?
I haven't read all the posts yet, but the conspiracy theorists suggest he was PTD so quickly so no one would discover the meetings he or his buddy had with al-qaida.