Does it bring closure?

Texas has recently carried out its 500th execution. I was wondering if the secondary victims (also known as families of the victims) of executed criminals feel a sense of closure or relief or resolution after they are executed.

Divided by design

Two editorials in the New York Times (here and here; thanks to here) highlight how this country is  divided in two along many issues. It brings to mind that the efforts of Lincoln, one Republican president, to keep the union united is being deliberately attacked and destroyed through the gerrymandering of Republican party of today (see hear  and here).