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OSV News) — The 2024 Democratic Party platform approved by delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August omits previous platforms’ calls to abolish the federal death penalty.
In 2016, the Democratic Party became the first major political party in the U.S. to call for an end to capital punishment in its platform. In 2020, President Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to have campaigned on an openly anti-death penalty platform. That year’s Democratic platform stated the party continues “to support abolishing the death penalty.”
After Biden was elected, his administration declared a moratorium on federal executions. But some activists have argued the president has not delivered on that promise and has defended some existing death sentences.
The 2024 platform, however, makes no mention of the death penalty or the party’s position on it. The Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, has opposed the death penalty in her current and previous political roles.
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In 2016, the Democratic Party became the first major political party in the U.S. to call for an end to capital punishment in its platform. In 2020, President Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to have campaigned on an openly anti-death penalty platform. That year’s Democratic platform stated the party continues “to support abolishing the death penalty.”
After Biden was elected, his administration declared a moratorium on federal executions. But some activists have argued the president has not delivered on that promise and has defended some existing death sentences.
The 2024 platform, however, makes no mention of the death penalty or the party’s position on it. The Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, has opposed the death penalty in her current and previous political roles.
Reactions from anti-death penalty advocates
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Democrats step back from abolishing the death penalty
The 2024 Democratic Party platform approved by delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August omits previous platforms' calls to abolish the federal death penalty.
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