Death Penalty Moratorium Pending in NJ Legislature

Via Center Of NJ Life, two highly publicized pieces of legislation will be up for a vote in the state assembly on Monday.

The first, a moratorium on the capital punishment, is representative of a national trend against the death penalty, and specifically in cases without DNA evidence to support guilt.

The second, an indoor smoking ban, is a phenomenon that has little support outside of the tri-state area. It seems as if the initiative has a lot of political clout, especially among Democrats, however, it wouldn't be surprising to see if fail in the assembly. The tobacco lobby should be worried about this bill. Not only are cigarettes in New Jersey already absurdly expensive, but people in the process of quitting would be much more likely to succeed if they're not surrounded by smoke during social outings in bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, etc.

The Rich Political Action Committee

If you look at a list of Jack Abramoff's political contributions, the donation that will surely stick out is a $5,000 gift to the RICH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.

I don't know what that PAC is, but the name is too good to be true. Why bother with the formalities of the "lobbying for the people,"? Jack Abramoff knows who he's serving.

Why Is Hillary Going Unchallenged?

Atrios had an interesting little snippet about the Hillary Clinton senate race. No, the GOP doesn't have a real chance to beat her, but imagine the fundraising opportunities! As Democrats contribute to get rid of DeLay, so will Republicans pay to beat a Clinton.

Pray for Jack

Who will he name? If there's anything that is going to kick this blog into motion again, it's the Jack Abramoff case. The implications of this case are to huge to ignore for anyone interested in the 2006 elections.

There will be plenty of skeptics who will dismiss the hype as premature Democratic celebration. But who can blame the Democrats? I'd be celebrating too if I was one. Wouldn't you name a few crooked congressmen to avoid 9 1/2 to 11 years in prison?