Which Republican Texas Governor:
Vetoed a Ban on Execution of Mentally Retarded Inmates
Has Established A Reputation for Verbal Gaffes
It's not W... Meet Rick Perry, Republican Governor of Texas!
We all read about the infuriating case involving Frances Newton in the excellent diary by Michael Alton Gottlieb. She is scheduled to die tomorrow, September 14, 2005, despite serious questions as to her guilt and her court appointed attorney who has been banned from practicing law until late 2007.
It turns out that Governor Perry has faced controversy over his death penalty policies before. For those of you calling and writing his office, a little background on Governor Rick Perry.
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