HOW TO RESPOND TO INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SB 185 ACTION ALERT IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA TODAY! (1045 hits)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM MONSIGNOR FRANCIS G. MCNAMEE!
ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT!
Action Alert: Hearing on SB 185 -
Intellectual Disability and the Death Penalty
Notice From Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty (GACADP)
Friends - SB 185 has been introduced in the Georgia Senate by Senator Elena Parent and Co-Sponsored by Senator Fran Millar, Senator Vincent Fort and Senator Nan Orrock and Senator Horacena Tate. SB 185 will change the standard of proof placed on individuals with intellectual disabilities in death penalty cases in Georgia from "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt" to Preponderance of the Evidence.
Action:
Sb185 has been scheduled for a hearing in Sub-Committee B of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, March 1. This is the first hurdle to moving the bill to passage. Please try to come support the bill if you can. Regardless, please share widely with your networks.
The hearing will take place: Wednesday March 2, 1017 at 4pm
Coverdell Legislative Office Building (CLOB).
18 Capitol Square SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Room 307
Please note that you will have to show photo ID and go through security in order to enter CLOB. Thank you for all that you have done-we wouldn't have made it to this point without the support of so many committed people!
For more information on this issue, you can review our overview fact sheet on the topic here: http://bit.ly/2lLhcNd
Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty (GACADP) works to educate Catholics on Church teaching about capital punishment and to encourage action to end its use in Georgia. Contact us at: www.gacadp.org or 1-404-920-7357
2699 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, GA 30305 404-233-2145
