And the number one reason Louisiana might actually abolish the death penalty is...

The Governor has no position on it.

For his part, Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is championing a slate of criminal justice reform bills this session, said he has is not wading into the death penalty debate.

Last week, in an interview with reporters, he said he would watch the debate unfold but was not going to take a position.

Nobody gets any cred for just voting No as a reflex. They might actually have to think about it. Which, you know, on the other hand, maybe that's not such a great idea.