Stop the death penalty!
In 1998, America executed more people than countries like Iran, Cuba, Rwanda, and even Taliban Afghanistan
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List of candidates and their official websites

Candidates whose campaigns will receive a copy of this petition. Please note that this list may change as new candidates emerge or drop out, and depending on the outcome of primaries. If you would like to suggest another candidate or official to whom we should mail the petition, please email us at deathpen@slowdown.stanford.edu.

Democrats

Sen. William W. "Bill" Bradley, New Jersey
      
www.billbradley.com
Vice President Albert "Al" Gore, Jr., Tennessee
      www.algore2000.com

Republicans

Gary L. Bauer, Virginia
      www.bauer2k.com
Governor George W. Bush, Jr., Texas
      www.georgewbush.com
Malcolm S. "Steve" Forbes, Jr., New Jersey
      forbes2000.com
Senator ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
      orrinhatch.org
Alan L. Keyes, Maryland
      www.keyes2000.org
Senator JOHN S. McCAIN III, Arizona
      www.mccain2000.com

Reform Party

Patrick J. "Pat" Buchanan, Reform Party, Virginia
      www.buchananreform.com
Ross Perot, Texas
      www.perot.org
Donald Trump, New York
      www.donaldjtrump2000.com
Governor Jesse Ventura, Minnesota
      www.jesseventura.org

Others

Ralph Nader, Green Party
      www.nader2k.org

 

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I support Slowdown's efforts to stop the death penalty in America. As a leading presidential candidate, you have the power to change the terms of debate on this topic; as a potential president, you will be in a position to effect real change. As an American, I ask you to use your voice and authority to hasten the end of state-sponsored killing.

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More information about the death penalty 

The Atlantic Monthly - Alan Berlow makes a convincing case that innocents may have been executed, and that the death penalty is biased against racial minorities and people from the lower classes. This article reveals the rotten core of the American judicial system.

The Death Penalty Information Center - Contains news and statistics about the death penalty and its application in the US and around the world.

Amnesty International - A stinging indictment from Amnesty International of the US legal system and its racially biased application of capital punishment.

Cornell Law School - A resource for legal material related to the death penalty.

Derechos Human Rights - A comprehensive listing of links related to the death penalty.

The Hartford Advocate - Another article about mistakes in the application of the death penalty.

Salon - Christopher Hitchens points out that the leading Republican presidential contender, George W. Bush, is a trigger-happy executioner. How, he asks, does Bush square his support for the death penalty with his "compassionate conservatism"?