It is unclear to whom Rav Moshe wrote his letter. At the time, Carey was not considering reinstating the death penalty for other than convict serving life sentences but NJ Governor Brendan Byrne was. Of course, Carey could have been asking about the law that provided it for such convicts.
What is interesting is that Carey vetoed several bills during that time period. I wonder why he asked when he apparently had no intention of carrying out a positive answer.
It is unclear to whom Rav Moshe wrote his letter. At the time, Carey was not considering reinstating the death penalty for other than convict serving life sentences but NJ Governor Brendan Byrne was. Of course, Carey could have been asking about the law that provided it for such convicts.
The letter is available in English in Gov. Carey’s archives (but I can’t figure out how to attach a photo to this comment).
What is interesting is that Carey vetoed several bills during that time period. I wonder why he asked when he apparently had no intention of carrying out a positive answer.