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Wise-KansasCity816 t1_j05z0qi wrote

So she opposed the death penalty yet ran for gov. in a death penalty state voted by the people and on her way out she gave voters her middle finger? Can’t the next governor just reinstate the sentences?

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jewelswan t1_j0647k3 wrote

I don't think you can say she gave voters the middle finger, since very little of the voters were around to vote in 1978, and no popular movement demanded executions continue in the nearly 30 years since they last executed someone.

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xanderdox t1_j06mdop wrote

No, they cannot. If she had administratively paused the executions then yes the next governor could unpause that, but she commuted their death sentences.

That cannot be undone, there is no takesies-backsies on pardons and commutations once they’ve occurred.

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Wise-KansasCity816 t1_j070r56 wrote

Thank you for clearing that up. Seems highly unlikely that all were not wrongly convicted and how alive they must be feeling right now being able to set goals in life and the relief that comes from being shown mercy. Opposition of the people in this manor is neither right or just and without dishonor and sudden discharge we will continue to see this trend when protecting the people are no longer a gain. Police discipline and how they conduct themselves starts here, it is the head of the snake and a dangerous place to live during a transition like this one.

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militaryCoo t1_j072id4 wrote

I'm going to need some dressing for this word salad

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GoPointers t1_j09r5ll wrote

The previous governor paused the death penalty a decade or so ago and it's unlikely to ever come back here. So these felons who a jury decided deserved capital punishment were never going to get that anyhow.

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