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James Traficant: “John Lennon's murderer says he should be set free, and even John Lennon, who was a liberal, would agree he should be set…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2000
John Lennon's murderer says he should be set free, and even John Lennon, who was a liberal, would agree he should be set free. Think about it. Chapman said, ``My mental illness is over. I am eating, I am breathing, I am even singing and playing the guitar.'' Now, if that is not enough to throw up, let us remember Chapman's testimony. ``I asked Lennon for his autograph. He gave it to me. It was a ploy. I killed him. It was not his signature I wanted, I wanted his life.'' Beam me up. Mark Chapman deserves an electric chair, not an electric guitar. I yield back the fact that America, that tolerates murderers like Mark Chapman, is an America that promotes and tolerates more murderers. I yield back the life of John Lennon.

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Addressing the case of John Lennon's murderer, Mark Chapman, during a floor speech.

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