On December 13, 2005 (the day of the senseless execution of Stanley "Tookey" Williams), the Board of Directors of the Council of Churches of Santa Clara County voted unanimously once again to support a moratorium on the death penalty in Cailfornia. On December 15, 2005, by a vote of 30-6, New Jersey Senate passed a bi-partisan bill to temporarily suspend all executions in the state and to examine flaws in the death penalty system. California can do the same!