The New Republic’s recent article details Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty’s launch at CPAC. Many people in the exhibit hall that afternoon agreed that the death penalty—when described as the purest manifestation of state power and free spending run amok—had probably outlived its usefulness.

Jonathan Meritt of Religion New Service reported on Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty’s upcoming debut at CPAC 2013. “The group is assembling a diverse group of supporters, but perhaps most surprising among the early list is Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, and Richard Viguerie, known as the “Funding Father” of the conservative movement.” He went on to say, “[O]ne has to wonder if this new effort signals the genesis of a renewed debate in the coming years. If you ask me, it is a conversation too few conservatives are actually having. And one that’s far too important to avoid.” Fortunately, more and more conservatives are having this conversation now, and the launch of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty will surely bring the dialogue to a wider conservative audience.