And in your response to the question you seemed to overly enjoy, as a matter of fact, proud that Texas led the nation in execution of prisoners.
"You seemed to overly enjoy -- as a matter of fact, be proud -- that Texas led the nation in execution of prisoners," Mr. Anderson, 45, an operating room technician, said to the Texas governor.
LOUIS (AP) — The nation's shortage of execution drugs is becoming increasingly acute as more pharmacies conclude that supplying the lethal chemicals is not worth the bad publicity and the legal and ethical risks.
Texas leads the nation in number of executions, with 503 since 1976, including 14 thus far in 2013.
The actions of the two appeals courts may help explain why the state leads the nation in execution.
The Khmer Rouge, a radical Communist movement with its roots in the Vietnam War, were responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million people from 1975 to 1979 in a nation of about eight million, from execution, torture, forced labor, disease and starvation.
A1 3 Texas Executions Stayed Three prisoners were to have been executed this week in Texas, which leads the nation in executions, but none of them were, leaving the state's tally for the year at 24 and pushing the cases into 2004 with thorny legal issues unresolved.
Negotiators said lethal injection -- now the most commonly used means of execution in the nation -- would also have a better chance of passing what may be difficult court challenges.
At a recent Republican presidential debate, the audience erupted into cheers upon hearing Texas's nation-leading rate of executions.
While the former president spoke eloquently about the sacred dignity of life, as governor of Texas his state led the nation in executions.
In an odd juxtaposition of facts, Texas leads the nation in executions and exonerations.
