Bill Lee: “These cuts are going to create more instability. And, in fact, China is going to fill in the void.”

I hope that Tennessee governor Bill Lee’s decision to postpone the last execution scheduled for this year will give lawmakers time to consider the subject seriously.

I have ordered a pause on all executions for the remainder of the year.

There are a lot of questions. The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered.

It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so many people want.