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Suarez: Congressman Paul,
support has gradually been slipping for the death penalty among all Americans.
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reports a large minority of whites still support
capital punishment,
while Blacks and Latinos do not.
Now, I know this is mostly a state function,
but the president does appoint appellate judges, and of course, the highest appellate judges
in the land,
the Supreme Court justices, who often review death penalty cases.
Do you think the death penalty is carried out justly in the United States?
And do you want to see it continued during your presidency?
Paul: You know, over the years, I've held pretty rigid all my beliefs,
But I've changed my opinion about the death penalty.
For federal purposes, I no longer believe in the death penalty.
I believe it has been issued unjustly. If you're rich, you get away with it;
if you're poor and you're from the inner city, you're more likely to be prosecuted and convicted.
Today, with the DNA evidence, there have been too many mistakes.
So I am now opposed to the federal death penalty.