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Debate on Death Penalty Repeal on Hold in Colo.

by KREX News Room
by Jacklyn Thrapp

Story Created: Mar 21, 2013 at 7:26 AM MDT

Story Updated: Mar 21, 2013 at 7:26 AM MDT

DENVER (AP) - Colorado's debate over repealing the death penalty will stay on hold, for now.

A second legislative committee in as many days delayed consideration on proposals to do away with the death penalty.

Wednesday's delay came on a bill to ask voters whether the death penalty should be repealed. The bill is a rival to a separate measure to repeal the punishment outright.

The sponsor of the ballot measure is a death penalty supporter whose son was killed in 2005. Two men await execution in Colorado for his death.

Rep. Rhonda Fields says she put her ballot proposal on hold because she wants to see whether fellow Democrats move forward with the direct repeal.

She says voters would keep the death penalty if given the choice.

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GJ Native said on Friday, Mar 22 at 5:44 PM

Time to kick out Hickenlooper and all his whacko buddies! They have destroyed this once beautiful state.

Taxedpayer said on Thursday, Mar 21 at 9:02 PM

No Bill, They only think they are smarter than all of us.

Bill said on Thursday, Mar 21 at 8:16 PM

"The People" voted on making pot legal but can't vote on the death penalty, civil union, abortion, making adultery legal, gun control, but we sure can vote on who will be in Denver after the next election. Unless they make that illegal. VOTE THEM ALL OUT! What the People think no longer matters, they are smarter than all of us.

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