Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is a network of political and social conservatives who question the alignment of capital punishment with conservative principles and values.
We come to this issue for a variety of reasons:
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty traces its roots to Montana, where conservative Montana lawmakers and Republican party officials came together to call for an end to capital punishment, citing exorbitant costs. Their ranks continued to grow, including current and former state legislators, party leaders, and other conservatives in Big Sky Country.
Some of the Montana members saw the potential to connect with national conservative leaders who were also questioning the death penalty in growing numbers. In March 2013, the national Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty launched at CPAC, represented by founders, members, and staff from Montana, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, and Georgia.
Together, we are questioning a system marked by inefficiency, inequity, and inaccuracy.
Across our nation the number of death sentences is dropping and polls show support for capital punishment at an all time low. As one of our founding members, Richard Viguerie, says, “this trend is not limited to bleeding-heart liberals and crime coddlers.”
As conservatives, we’re concerned too.
Conservatives are coming together at the state level to openly question the death penalty. In some states they are forming their own groups or state Conservatives Concerned branches and in others they are working with existing organizations.
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is involved in:
Questioning a system marked by inefficiency, inequity, and inaccuracy.
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is a network of political and social conservatives who question the alignment of capital punishment with conservative principles and values.
We are a project of Equal Justice USA, a national organization working to end the death penalty in the United States.
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