November 28, 2001
Illinois State Senator Barack Obama voted in favor of House Bill 2299 that “Provides for the imposition of the death penalty if the murder was committed as a result of, or in connection with, the offense of terrorism.”
THEN:
June 18, 2008
Obama reversed his position on the death penalty for terrorists when it came to Osama bin Laden: “I think what would be important would be for us to deal with him in a way that allows the entire world to understand the murderous acts that he’s engaged in and not to make him into a martyr.”
(Caren Bohan, “Obama: U.S. Should Avoid Making Bin Laden A Martyr,” Reuters)
THEN:
July 11, 2008
“In an interview with CNN, the Senator says he’s no ‘cheerleader for the death penalty,’ but 'I think plotting and engineering the death of 3,000 Americans justifies such an approach.’”
(Mark Halperin, “Obama: Death Penalty For Bin Laden,” Time's “The Page” Blog, thepage.time.com)
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