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The death penalty is dying in the United States, and surprisingly, a large number of Republicans are contributing to its demise, according to a report examining legislative attempts to end capital punishment. The report by Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, a group dedicated to exposing conservative opposition to capital punishment, said lawmakers across the country are actively lobbying their colleagues to repeal such legislation. In 2016 and 2017, “dozens of Republican lawmakers sponsored death penalty repeal bills. In fact, … [Read more...] about Republicans aim to end America’s death penalty