← Christa Pike Survives Two Doses of Pentobarbital and Tennessee Halts Executions for the Rest of 2026 — Gov. Bill Lee Calls It "a Tragedy," Marsha Blackburn Says "Bring Back the Electric Chair," and Democrats Say "a State That Can't Even Follow Its Own Rules Has No Business Killing Anyone"
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Tennessee strapped a woman to a gurney, pushed two syringes of gray-market pentobarbital into her arm, bought with your tax dollars from suppliers the law lets them hide, and then closed the curtain so nobody could watch it fail. This is not normal. … I have said it on the House floor and I will say it again: the death penalty is incompatible with the right to life. A state that can't even follow its own rules has no business killing anyone. Governor Lee has one more execution on his calendar before he leaves office. Cancel it today.

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