Brown, a Democrat with less than a month remaining in office, said she was using her executive clemency powers to commute the sentences and that her order will take effect on Wednesday.“I have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people — even if a terrible crime placed them in prison,” Brown said in a statement.Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, leader of the minority Republicans in the Oregon House of Representatives, accused Brown of “a lack of responsible judgment.”“Gov.Brown has once again taken executive action with zero input from Oregonians and the Legislature,” Breese-Iverson said in a statement.Taliban official: 20 men lashed in public in AfghanistanNicaragua orders bishop to remain under house arrestMan admits hate crimes for Black Lives Matter threatsAlabama women convicted for feeding, trapping stray cats“My hope is that this commutation will bring us a significant step closer to finality in these cases,” she said."