CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR EXTRAORDINARY SESSION

TO PASS DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION

Ft. Hamilton Station, NY – In an unusual move, the NYS Conservative Party, responding to the tragic death of NYPD Detective Dillon Stewart, called upon the Governor to call an Extraordinary Session to have the Members of the Legislature return to Albany immediately and pass a viable death penalty. 

“The Conservative Party would not normally call for the Members of the Legislature to return to Albany for an Extraordinary Session, due to the cost to our taxpayers, but the cold-blooded murder of Detective Stewart, is an extraordinary crime and the death penalty is warranted, it is just too bad that it is not law now,” said State Chairman Michael R. Long.  “We urge the Legislature to resolve this injustice immediately,” Long stated. 

The Resolution, passed by the State Executive Committee, follows:

Whereas;         It is the responsibility of Government to protect all citizens;

Whereas;         When a citizen has made a conscience choice to harm another human being as defined in penal law section 125.27;

Whereas;         When a jury has examined the evidence and found that a person is guilty of committing the crime they have been charged with; 

Whereas;         Current scientific and forensic evidence, pre-trial, trial, appeals, writ and clemency procedures minimize the chance of an innocent person being convicted;

Whereas;         The victims and their family are entitled to justice;

Be it resolved; That New York State Government has a moral responsibility to reinstate the death penalty;

Let it be known;  That the New York State Conservative Party calls on the New York State Legislature to pass a viable death penalty in New York State as soon as they return to Albany, in fact, an extraordinary session should be called immediately.

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