American Civil Liberties Union

This week in Nebraska, a handful of senators – four in particular – used filibusters and frivolous amendments to stall a full debate on whether Nebraska is done with capital punishment. Why are these foes of justice running scared? Why were they afraid of having a real vote on the death penalty?

You. That's why. Popular support for the death penalty has waned with each passing year as more people learn the true facts about the criminal justice system's errors and prejudices. Look at the recent end of capital punishment in Maryland, Illinois, New Mexico, New Jersey and New York. These senators know that a growing number of Nebraskans are done with our state's broken death penalty system.