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Editorial: Bill to hide execution
drug info deserved to die

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‘osted: Thursday, March 5, 2015 9:30 pm

To its considerable credit, the House of
Delegates killed an ill-advised measure
that would have created a freedom-of-
information exemption for the drugs
used in state executions. The public
would pay for those drugs, but could not
learn what they were, or who made them
or how.

State Sen. Richard Saslaw sponsored the
measure at the request of Gov. Terry
McAuliffe’s administration. The
Washington Post reports that after the
House Killed the measure, the McAuliffe
administration lobbied several members
to change course and revive it.
Fortunately, the effort failed.

You don't have to oppose capital
punishment to think the bill was a lousy
idea. Indeed, hiding capital pt

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behind a veil of secrecy would embolden
opponents of the death penalty, who
could credibly argue that the state must
be doing something highly suspect if it
refuses to disclose pertinent details.

Recent scandals notwithstanding, Virginia
is not a banana republic. By rejecting the
FOIA exemption for executions, the
House has ensured that, at least in this instance, it will not act like one.

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