From Fox News: A leading progressive House Democrat is commending President Biden’s sweeping commutation order for people on the federal death row, calling the death penalty itself “racist.”
“The President’s decision to commute the death sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row is a historic and groundbreaking act of compassion that will save lives, address the deep racial disparities in our criminal legal system, and send a powerful message about redemption, decency, and humanity,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said in a statement on Monday.
“The death penalty is a racist, flawed, and fundamentally unjust punishment that has no place in any society.”
In her statement, Pressley claimed the death penalty has “been disproportionately weaponized against Black and brown communities, exacerbated systemic inequities, and failed to make America any safer – which is why we’ve urged the president for years to work with us to abolish the federal death penality.”
“By taking this historic action, President Biden is demonstrating the type of moral leadership this moment demands,” she raved.
Presley also wants Biden to do more, as she wrote, “I thank President Biden for heeding our calls and leading with compassion, and I encourage him to continue using his clemency authority in the fanal days of his presidency.”
‘There is no action more powerful or righteous than sparing someone’s life, and today @POTUS is doing just that.
My full statement on his historic death penalty clemency action: pic.twitter.com/xNLqC0zTeu
— Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) December 23, 2024
Squad’ Dem applauds Biden for sparing murderers from ‘racist’ death penalty in 11th-hour clemency move https://t.co/upLiDMf7lY
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 23, 2024
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