In this case, the 1990 election, politicians had open views about the death penalty, how crime fighting programs have the funds cut off, while the high price in death penalty is uncheck. One former candidate formally favor the death penalty, is now against it due to high cost. 2012 Republican Candidate Ron Paul believes the death penalty should be overthrown, since it is based on the convict’s financial status and the cost of incarceration is more affordable. He refers to the financial status the O.J. Simpson …show more content…
The cost of having death penalty across the country is forcing states to pay up to rethink their status about the issue. This results to states abolishing death penalty such as New Jersey did in 2007, realizing the state spend $234 million and not executing one single person. Follow by New Mexico in 2009 abolishing the death penalty, House of Representative, Antonio Maestas, who was also the co-sponsor of repelling the bill stated, “It sounds very callous and shallow to talk about cost, but we spend on people’s money, and have to consider scarce resources.” His perspective were persuasive and sensible rather than idealistic; “I don’t care if they are the most heinous criminals die. They should be. But capital punishment is very expensive for our state, and we have to find the best use of taxpayer dollars and prosecutorial resources. How many murder and violent crime cases could be prosecuted with the resource of one death penalty