In the wake of Texas' 400th execution since the US Supreme Court's 1976 reinstatement of the death penalty in America, AlterNet comments on the Bush administration's apparent plan to limit appeal rights for inmates on death row:
The Bush administration is preparing to speed up the executions of criminals who are on death row across the United States, in effect, cutting out several layers of appeals in the federal courts so that prisoners can be "fast-tracked" to their deaths.
With less than 18 months to go to secure a presidential legacy, President Bush has turned to an issue he has specialised in since approving a record number of executions while Governor of Texas.
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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