Mark Warner Wimps Out
Nov 29th, 2005 by Mark
Virginia Governor Mark Warner woosed out and commuted to life, the sentence of convicted murderer today.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 - Gov. Mark R. Warner of Virginia granted clemency today to a convicted killer, declaring that the loss of a crucial piece of evidence had persuaded him that the defendant should not be put to death as scheduled on Wednesday.
Ok sounds good, till you read this:
Mr. Warner’s decision, in the case of Robin Lovitt, blocked what would have been the 1,000th execution in the United States since the United States Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.
The case has been closely watched, because of the milestone Mr. Lovitt’s execution would have marked, because the former independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr worked on Mr. Lovitt’s behalf and because the case was viewed as having political implications for Mr. Warner, a Democrat who is believed to be weighing a run for the presidency in 2008.
Unbelievable. So he pussed out so he would not be part of an artificial milestone. Coward.
Clemency was the last hope for Mr. Lovitt, 42, after the Supreme Court declined on Oct. 3 to hear his latest appeal despite having granted a stay of execution three months before.
The Supreme court says he should die, and this idiot decides to play to his base and let a murderer live. Disgusting.
Makes me wonder if the “Governator” will be just as big a weenie, and commute Crips founder/convicted multiple murderer/drug dealer “Tookie” Williams sentence to life.
You know the liberals will turn up the heat now. They must save as many murderers as they can. Can’t save Iraqis, but “Tookie” needs hand, brother!
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