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"Mr President, as I am sure you are aware, at the moment there is much talk of the reform of the urgent debates, and there are certain influential members of the larger groups who see these debates as unnecessary and consider our resolutions to be somewhat superfluous. And yet I would argue that no topic more than the death penalty in the United States has proved that this type of humble debate can, over time, play a major role. Things are changing in the United States. I would not presume for a moment to think that this is entirely due to the European Parliament, but I feel that it is partly the result of the attention constantly paid to the matter by our institution. I do not see the motion for a resolution that we are about to vote on as simply yet another resolution, but as further proof that things can change. Moreover, I believe that the three elements which are highlighted as positive in this resolution – the stances adopted by Janet Reno, the governor of Illinois and the U.S. Justice Department – should be brought to the attention of the Americans. From this point of view, I feel we can congratulate ourselves."@en1
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