China, Iran, Vietnam....and the U.S.
The 1,000th execution in the U.S. since 1976 when the death penalty was restored will take place Friday in North Carolina. Kenneth Boyd is unlikely to receive clemency.
Only China, Iran and Vietnam held more executions in 2004 than the United States.
It would be a welcome miracle if every Governor decided they did not want their name and legacy to become a footnote in history whereby they were known more as the Governor who okayed the needle on the 1,000th prisoner in the U.S. than for their good works.
We've already had one, Gov. Mark Warner in Virginia. If we could get a second with Mike Easley, the Governor of North Carolina, and then Gov. Mark Sanford in South Carolina where another execution is planned Friday, it could become a movement. Just like in Alice's Restaurant.
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