RJA Goes to a Floor Vote Today
Submitted by deathwatch on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 9:11am
The North Carolina Coalition for a Moratorium has the following message:
Thanks to the support of organizations and individuals like you across North Carolina, the NC Racial Justice Act passed Judiciary I committees in both chambers on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
The bill will now move to the full Senate and House for a vote today! The NC Senate will vote at 10 am and the NC House of Representatives will vote on the bill during their 3 pm session Wednesday.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
A few General Assembly Members continue to contemplate their support for the Racial Justice Act. Please use the following links to send an email to these House and Senate members and encourage them to vote in favor of RJA.
House
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1607/t/9317/campaign.jsp?campaign_K...
Senate
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1607/t/9317/campaign.jsp?campaign_K...
Please also encourage your representatives to vote IN FAVOR of RJA, but AGAINST any proposed amendments that will restart executions.
Click here to send a message to your state senator.
Click here to send a message to your state representative.
Thank you for your support of this significant reform!
North Carolina Coalition for a Moratorium PO Box 1008 Durham, NC 27702 919.827.4729 www.ncmoratorium.org
RJA passes Senate
A modified version of the Racial Justice Act has passed the NC Senate. The House will vote later today. More info as it becomes available.
good news, bad news, good news
Good: The RJA passed the Senate.
Bad: With an amendment aimed at restarting executions.
Good: The amendment is not in the House version of the bill, so it could still be eliminated.
Thanks for the updates
I haven't been able to follow this today.
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