Retain A Just Nebraska

Submitted by PriceRip on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 12:55pm

          **Ring** **Ring** :|: Hello? :|: Hello, I am calling for, "Nebraskan's for Public Safety" and {blah, blah, blah} letter writing {blah, blah, blah} Death Penalty :|: I want to eliminate the Death Penalty nationwide! :|: Oh!, would it be okay if I have someone give you a follow-up call. :|: Yes ‽ :|: **Click**

          That was my introduction to "Nebraskans for Public Safety" now renamed "Retain a Just Nebraska". I have been donating ($$$) to the cause during the past month. Check it out, they seem to have it together:

          Police officers don’t believe the death penalty is an effective deterrent. Police chiefs ranked the death penalty last among effective ways to reduce violent crime.

          Maybe you can empathizes with my shock and consternation when (A few minutes ago!) I consulted the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission online report and found the following:
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Retain a Just Nebraska
Jessica Lathrop, Treasurer
440 Regency Parkway #234
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 991-2345

Issue: Reinstate the Death Penalty
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Nebraskans for Public Safety
Jessica Lathrop, Treasurer
PO Box 8497
Omaha, NE 68108
(402) 980-0290

Issue: Reinstate the Death Penalty
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I hope that is just a clerical error!

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When my phone call gets returned I will let you know what I have learned.
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Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 4:22pm
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Submitted by PriceRip on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 6:16pm
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          In every session for forever Ernie Chambers has introduce a bill to repeal the Death Penalty. Ever year it either failed to advance or failed at some stage. In May 2015, finally is bill to repeal passed! Governor Pete Ricketts vetoed the repeal and the next day by a 30/19 vote the Unicameral overrode his [Redacted] veto! That [Redacted] Governor decided to fight. That piece of [Redacted] used public money to force it to the ballot in November.
          The good people at "Retain a Just Nebraska" are campaigning to get out the vote to help defeat the "Reinstate the Death Penalty" "citizen" petitioned ballot measure.
          I am spitting nails angry at this [Redacted] . . . and absolutely none of you want to know what fills the [Redacted] tags here. I just hope I never meet [Redacted], ever . . .

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Submitted by sillia on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 5:27pm

i am familiar with this org., they are definitely anti-death penalty. Their partner progrm is Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty, or NADP. Now renamed Nebraskans for Alternatves to the Death Penalty (also NADP). They have a website, you could contact them for clarification.

What is with all this renaming?? It drives me crazy.

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Submitted by PriceRip on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 6:33pm
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          I have lived too long in this state. I am sure there was a simple clerical mistake in the setting up of the official web site for the state of Nebraska. But, I have lost count of the number of times Nebraskan's have Fucked me oops I mean [Redacted] and you know the "fool me once . . . fool me twice" drill.
          This win was a looooooog time coming and the fact that it continues . . . . .
          I am so glad I will soon be leaving this state and this part of the country. I much prefer living with people where you can speak your mind and have a good old fashioned "clearing of the air" then go on with life. It is so very stifling living with "oh so very nice" people that will politely stab you in the back. The polite (but not friendly) element is large in this region of the country. My dad would say, "count your fingers" after meeting people like so many of these that I know in Nebraska.
          Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of genuinely friendly people in Nebraska. I know them very well, but they are outnumbered.

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Submitted by sillia on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 7:14pm

It is not open or friendly. I grew up in eastern Iowa, where people ARE genuinely friendly, and have lived in many places where people are more open and enjoy voicing their thoughts. In Germany, for example, people generally thrive on arguments and opinion sharing, with no hard feelings. I loved that.

There is some kind of very strong inhibition here, I don't understand it. But, I'm just a newbie, we've only lived here 23 years...

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Submitted by PriceRip on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 9:41pm
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          Reality checking is important to me.

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Submitted by PriceRip on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 9:43pm
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Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Sat, 06/04/2016 - 9:50pm
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Nebraskan's for public safety campaign filing

Check out the list of donors.

http://media.jrn.com/documents/Nebraskans+for+Public+Safety.pdf

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