@ct94dem @ctblogger @gideonstrumpet @ctnewsjunkie @heddahfeddah– The Death Penalty Debate.

True, it isn’t Friday here in Connecticut yet, but it is in other parts of the world it is, and on Friday, people on Twitter and some blogs list people that they follow that they think others should follow as well. So, this evening, there is a very important discussion going on. The Connecticut State Senate is debating whether or not the death penalty should be replaced with life in prison with no opportunity for release. It passed the Connecticut House and now the Senators are debating it.

@ct94dem is State Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield, who has done a great job in arguing for abolition of the death penalty. He has also done a great job of engaging in dialog on Twitter and Facebook. He is adding his comments to the debate.

@ctblogger is not on Twitter as much as @ct94dem, but he is one of the key forces behind MyLeftNutmeg. He also does great stuff with video and this evening he tweeted. CTBlogger has said that he can't wait to make a video compilation of Sen. Kissel's ramblings in support of the death penalty. I commented that I can’t wait to see that video.

I’m a big fan of informed debate, but I’m not finding anything informed about Sen. Kissel’s ramblings.

Joining the online discussion is @gideonstrumpet. I’ve never met @gideonstrumpet, but I’ve talked with him on Twitter and I greatly respect his blog, A Public Defender. He has a lot of good comments and is living blogging the debate on his site.

@ctnewsjunkie saves most of her writing for the online news site, CT News Junkie. However, she’s added a couple tweets, noting that the debate started at 5:30 and the Republicans have offered 26 amendments to the bill.

@heddahfeddah is also joining in the discussion. She writes a lot of good stuff about what is going on in Hartford, both in Twitter as well as on her site, Urban Compass.

With all of this, there is a lively discussion about the death penalty taking place on Twitter, and the blogs. Consider following these people for a clearer view of what is happening at the Capitol.