Council of State
Council of State Loves that Death Penalty
Submitted by Drama Queen on Tue, 10/02/2007 - 5:37pm.What's going on here?
Insurance Commissioner Jim Long Kicks Off 2008 Re-election Campaign
Submitted by Wayne Goodwin on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 9:28pm.Insurance Commissioner Jim Long kicked off his 2008 re-election campaign last night at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham. ... It has become tradition for Long to jumpstart his re-election at the ANNUAL SALUTE TO JIM LONG.
Public Financing of Campaigns Preserves Power By, Of, and For the People
Submitted by Wayne Goodwin on Sat, 07/07/2007 - 7:59am.Back in the 1700s, fear of King-picked Royal Governors and their great powers helped sow strong sentiments against strong State executives. Those seeds sprouted into many revisions of our State constitution, guaranteeing a weak governor and a State government with decentralized executive authority.
Lethal Injection Update
Submitted by deathwatch on Tue, 04/17/2007 - 8:11pm.Visit my blog to view a brief filed on behalf of five North Carolina death row inmates (Jerry Conner, James Campbell, Archie Billings, Marcus Robinson, and James Thomas).
Council of State Meets to "Approve" Execution Protocols -- Contact them Now
Submitted by MKleinschmidt on Sun, 02/04/2007 - 2:18pm.The Council of State meets this morning to approve (or not) North Carolina's execution protocol. You can help make a difference by visiting NC Coalition for a Moratorium's site, scrolling down and sending a message to the members of the Council.
Council of State Ordered to Approve New Lethal Injection Protocol -- Deadline 16 Hours
Submitted by MKleinschmidt on Wed, 01/24/2007 - 7:39pm.(FP'd by SD - If you have a fax machine, let's get them humming.)
(X-Posted from Kleinschmidt2005)
Earlier today in Wake County Superior Court, Judge Don Stephens indicated that he was inclined to rule for the plaintiffs Marcus Robinson and James Thomas and stop executions in North Carolina unless the NC Council of State approves a procedure that does not require the participation of a doctor. Judge Stephens' ruling follows last week's unanimous decision of the NC Medical Board that bars doctor participation in executions. The Board's decision allows only for the mere presence of a doctor at an execution (as required by NC Gen Stat Sec.15-190) and forbids a doctor from intervening in the process any way. The board promises to discipline doctors who engage in and "verbal or physical activity, beyond the requirements of [the statute], that facilitates the execution..."
I have to admit, I am not clear why Judge Stephens believes the Council of State should have anything to do with this, but I find his actions intriguing. I wonder if they can get all these folks to approve it before Stephens makes his ruling at 10 am. But for what it's worth, there's a lot riding on the shoulders of these people tonight:
