Dick Devine Makes a Decent Case
Showing up for a rare guest appearance in my hometown paper, Dick Devine makes a reasonable case. Archpundit is against the death penalty on religious grounds. I understand good people disagree, and Dick Devine is good people. Because of that, I think he is right about clemency hearings. Mass clemency is a bad idea because it subverts the law and it will produce a backlash against any meaningful reform. Commutations ought to go through a process.
The problem is Blago and J-Ry, well let’s be honest about who matters–Blago, has shown no committment to serious death penalty reform. Devine could have solved this problem by running for governor. Unfortunately he bowed out even though Costello promised him Southern Illinois.