Former Durham County GOP Chairman, Steve Monks, recently wrote an op-ed for Plain Talk Politics explaining why conservative Republican North Carolinians must reexamine capital punishment. Steve Monks said,
“Along with the excessive costs to taxpayers, the risk of killing innocent people, and the impact on victims’ families, many conservatives can offer another compelling reason; our pro-life beliefs. We are increasingly re-thinking the death penalty because of its many problems, but also because of our respect for human life.”
He closed by saying,
“Let’s put an end to North Carolina’s seemingly endless death penalty debate by simply bringing our politics in line with our conservative principles – wasteful government programs that don’t work and go against our values should be ended.”