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Last week the State House voted to abolish capital punishment for the the second time in a decade. But death penalty opponents still have a hard fight ahead of them: the bill will face a tough time in the Senate and the governor has alluded to vetoing the measure if it reaches his desk. We’ll look at the deep emotions and politics behind this latest vote and what may happen next to the bill.

Guests

• Arnie Alpert, New Hampshire Program Coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee, and a member of the steering committee of the New Hampshire Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
• David Hess, Republican state representative from Hooksett, Deputy Republican Leader and author of the original death penalty bill in 1974

We'll also be joined by

• Dan Gorenstein, NHPR reporter