Capital Punishment
Capital punishment falls under the category of Ideological/Single-Issue interest groups. They are organized through mainly through religious institutions or chapters and state affiliates.The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) has approximately 300,000 members nationwide and is based on strict adherence to federal and state constitutions and their Bill of Rights. The ACLU believes that capital punishment violates the Constitutional prohibitions on cruel and unusual punishment and equal protection of the laws (aclu.org). The ACLU is extremely influential because it has been around for more than 80 years and is a highly respected organization. Concerning this issue, the ACLU has been involved in lobbying efforts to create a moratorium (temporary suspension) on executions. The proposed bill, “National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2001,” has been sponsored by Democratic Senator Russell Feingold and co-sponsored by Senator Jon Corzine, Richard Durbin, Carl Levin and Paul Wellstone (thomas.loc.
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