On April 13, I was a guest on Utah’s Public Radio (UPR) to discuss the conservative case against the death penalty and CCATDP’s upcoming appearance at the Utah Young Americans for Liberty Convention. UPR’s Evan Hall wrote,
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty was founded in order to give those on the Right space to advocate the end of capital punishment. Marc Hyden, the organization’s national advocacy coordinator, said that the death penalty egregiously violates conservative and libertarian principles.
“I believe that a policy, to be considered conservative, be at least pro-life, fiscally responsible, and representative of a limited government. The death penalty inherently risks innocent life. So, we know it’s not pro-life to risk innocent life. Then we find that the death penalty costs millions more dollars than life without parole,” Hyden said. “But in the end, you have to ask yourself, is this really representative of a limited government? Is there anything limited about giving an error-prone state the power to kill its citizens?”