The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) is the largest and most prominent gathering of conservative activists in the country. It’s also the place that Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty (CCATDP) was first launched five years ago. Tomorrow, CCATDP will be back at CPAC. But, now, things are a little different.
When CCATDP launched at CPAC back in 2013, conference attendees swarmed their booth, saying, “I thought I was the only conservative who wanted to get rid of the death penalty.”
Since that time, conservative proponents of repeal have come out of the woodwork in droves. CCATDP now has hundreds of national supporters, and eleven states have started their own grassroots CCATDP groups.
Prominent conservatives, including Ron Paul, Richard Viguerie, Julie Borowski, Oliver North, Ramesh Ponnuru, Abby Johnson, Jay Sekulow, and many more, have criticized – and even condemned – the death penalty.
The number of Republican state lawmakers to sponsor bills for repeal has more than doubled.
People from all walks of conservative life are saying it’s time to end this fiscally irresponsible government program – one that that risks executing an innocent person and that many feel runs counter to the value of human life.
This year, no one will be surprised to see CCATDP at CPAC. They will be coming home.
If you will be at CPAC, let the team at CCATDP know. Otherwise, you can watch their Twitter feed for updates from the conference, and raise a virtual glass with CCATDP in celebration of five game-changing years.
