Democrat’s move prevents these people from executions under future governors, after Christa Pike’s failed execution
Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, has commuted the death sentences of more than 500 people on the state’s death row on Thursday, a move that ensures they can never be executed under future administrations.
The Democrat’s mass commutation at the end of his term has converted all of the state’s death sentences to life without the possibility of parole, the largest clearing of any US death row in modern history.
The move comes after the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee sparked global outrage and renewed calls for a nationwide pause on capital punishment.
Well considering that there’s actually a moratorium on the death penalty in California and none of these people were going to be executed, I think this is more performative than anything else.
The moratorium was imposed by Newsom with executive order N-09-19 in March of 2019.
Yes and the next governor already said he has no plans to revoke it. Making this completely performative.
Except a moratorium can be phased out. This can’t. That’s potentially a huge difference.
Next Gov already said he wouldn’t.
and the one after that?