But do you intend to lead on it? That's the question. We will be, as we have been during the campaign, very open with the state legislature that If they do send a bill to abolish [the death penalty], I will, because I feel it's not cost effective, I will sign. It's not cost effective. It's not an effective deterrent. And, you know, I do have a problem with some of the ways that it's been implemented from a racial bias perspective as well. (03:41–03:47)
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