No Death Penalty in Vermont

To:  Vermont Governor James Douglas and Members of the Vermont State Legislature

PETITION TO RE-AFFIRM THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN VERMONT

Whereas:

The last person executed by the state of Vermont was in 1954.

The last death sentence imposed by a Vermont court was in 1957. Six months later the sentence was commuted.

In 1965 the Vermont State Legislature effectively outlawed capital punishment, with full statutory abolition in1987.

Currently, the US Attorney’s Office is prosecuting a death penalty case in Vermont and

Whereas:

The death penalty is the ultimate violation of human rights. It diminishes each of us and should never be used by any government.

Therefore:

We, the undersigned residents of the State of Vermont, are proud that our state has abolished the death penalty and we re-affirm this ban, calling for it to be observed in all cases, both state and federal.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The No Death Penalty in Vermont Petition to Vermont Governor James Douglas and Members of the Vermont State Legislature was created by Vermonters Against the Death Penalty and written by Nancy Welch for VADP (nwelch@uvm.edu).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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