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Equal Justice USA shows us how easy it is to pass a moratorium resolution:
Dozens of local governments across the country have passed moratorium resolutions! Your town, city, or county can be the next addition to the ever-growing tally of municipalities calling for a halt on executions--and help us to reach our goal of 100 local government resolutions!Bringing a resolution before your local government is probably easier than you think and anyone can do it. Steve Dear of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty was surprised at how quickly resolutions were debated and adopted by the first six cities and one county in North Carolina. "It has actually proven easier to get local governments to consider resolutions than to get some churches," Dear noted recently. Even Charlotte's council, whose mayor vetoed the resolution, worked quickly to officially support a moratorium as an 8-3 vote overruled the veto the next week.
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