New Mexico House quietly voted to reinstate the death penalty, seven years after it was abolished

Lawmakers in a state that abolished the death penalty in 2009 want to resurrect it for political gain, according to Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico.

This week, during a special session to address a looming, $600 million budget crisis, New Mexico’s House Republicans quietly passed a bill to reinstate the death penalty. And opponents claim they did so in order to curry favor before Election Day in November....
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