October 21, 2004
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URGENT ACTION
Congress Considering Federal Death Penalty Expansion
Conference Committee Decision Imminent -- Act Now!
Congress is currently considering legislation that would expand the
federal death penalty - again! Although the 9/11 Commission's report did
not recommend any further extension of the death penalty, the House of
Representatives' "9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation Act"
exploits this national tragedy with eight new provisions to broaden the
federal death penalty.
This bill, H.R. 10, has already passed the House and will be considered
in conference with Senate legislation that contains no death penalty
expansion. Within the next few days, the bills will be reconciled --
please write the conferees right away and tell them to drop the wasteful
and counterproductive death penalty provisions from the bill!
Ask the conferencing members to drop death penalty expansion at
http://www.democracyina ction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/
campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=205
