Feminists have every reason to be suspicious of capital punishment. Death penalty laws in the U.S. were enacted by legislatures dominated by men; death sentences are sought by prosecutors who are predominately men; juries that condemn defendants to death have historically been mostly male; and judges who sentence defendants to death are overwhelmingly male.
Author: Stephen Rohde
Stephen Rohde, an author and social justice advocate, practiced civil rights and constitutional law for over 45 years, including representing two men on California’s death row. He is the former chair of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and former national chair of Bend the Arc, a Jewish Partnership for Justice. He is also a board member of Death Penalty Focus, which on February 11, 2021, is honoring leading opponents of capital punishment, including Bryan Stevenson, at an
online awards event.
The Constitution Supports the Impeachment of Trump and Disqualification From Office
The U.S. Constitution, historical precedents, and the undisputed facts offer clear, compelling reasons to hold Trump accountable and disqualify him from ever holding federal office again.
Based on the facts we all saw with our own eyes, Trump is guilty of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” And no elected official gets a free pass to commit impeachable offenses and then resign or leave office and escape liability for his misdeeds.
Trump Presided Over an Unprecedented Killing Spree on His Way Out. Biden Must Stop Federal Executions
The Trump administration executed thirteen men and women within six months—the most consecutive civilian executions by the federal government or any state in the 244-year history of the United States.