This is what the death penalty comes to:
- Secrecy surrounding government executions
- Hindering judicial oversite
- Hiring physicians to violate their ethical code
Proposed Ohio House Bill 663 does the following:
- Makes the sources of Ohio’s lethal injection drugs confidential state secrets that cannot be revealed even in court of law or as a result of a subpoena.
- Makes null and void any local, state, national, or international contract that prevents executions in Ohio from being carried out (i.e., a manufacturer prohibiting the use of its drugs or other equipment in executions).
- Encourages medical professionals to violate their codes of ethics by participating in executions and gives them legal protection if they do.
This would become a defining issue for the legislatures and Gov. Kasich who has presidential ambitions in 2016. Never underestimate the Republican's ability to shoot themselves in the foot.
