Kansas Progressives Push Guv Kelly To Challenge Death Penalty

Advocates against capital punishment are making their case to the lame duck "moderate" guv . . . 

And insiders realize that the pleas wouldn't make the news if there wasn't a chance that the Guv might move the conversation forward . . .  

"Over the last two months, the death penalty in Kansas has been making headlines, spurred on by requests for clemency made by eight of the nine people on its death row. Included in the group seeking clemency are some of the state's most notorious killers.

"They are taking advantage of the fact that Gov. Laura Kelly is term-limited and will not be on the November ballot. In addition, she has called capital punishment "impractical, expensive and inhumane," and believes that life in prison is a "harsher" punishment than the death penalty.

"Moreover, Kelly has shown a willingness to use her clemency power for other crimes. It is now time for her to use that power to empty death row.

"If she does, it would have a national impact."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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