1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Back here in Indiana, Nige, we talked about this last week. 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: I had my hopes up, and just like anybody that 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: has their faith in Republican leadership in this state, my 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: hopes and dreams have been dashed. 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 2: Why is it my bill where I. 6 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: Had an amendment in there for the executions will not 7 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: go through. I'm bummed that this did not happen. It 8 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: was part of the firing squad bill, that's right. Now, 9 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: that's not what it's called, but that's basically what it was. 10 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: And what this bill is was not some sort of 11 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: debate about whether you believe in the death penalty, whether 12 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: it's just or not. This bill was about making the 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: death penalty in Indiana, which is already law, more cost 14 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: efficient and giving the soon to be deceased the option 15 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: of how. 16 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: Do you want to go out firing sweat or leave 17 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: the injection and it is an option in other states. Yes, 18 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: by the way, it is not unprecedented. This is not 19 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: something new. 20 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: It's a lot cheaper to use the firing squad. But 21 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: this bill would give the soon to be deceased the 22 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: ability to pick and choose. So a lot of people 23 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: thought that was I don't know if humane is the 24 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 1: right word. Giving the suspect the right to choose how 25 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: you want to go out the right thing to do. 26 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: But what bothers me is that certain Republicans, including Becky 27 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: Cash of Zionsville Nige, decided that this isn't what the 28 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: debate should be about. So she goes up there, she 29 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: starts talking about how many people have been executed on 30 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: death row that should not have been, how many people 31 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: did this or that, she's talking about the death penalty 32 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: as a whole. That's not what this was about, not 33 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: the debate. That's not the debate at all. And I 34 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: single out Becky Cash, She's just one of them. Bob 35 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: Morris of Fort Wayne was another one. So it failed 36 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: by just a few votes, and barring some sort of 37 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,839 Speaker 1: hail Mary of it coming back on the floor, it's 38 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: not going to make its way through. All this bill 39 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: wanted to do was save taxpayer money on an execution 40 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: that was probably going to take place anyway. But certain 41 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: virtuous butt sniffing Republicans decided we're going to take this 42 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: conversation in a different direction. 43 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 2: And you had a hand in an amendment. 44 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: Yes, a part of this bill that allowed a media 45 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: member to cover any possible executions to make sure it's 46 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: all on the up and up. Transparency is key. I 47 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: feel like Republicans and Democrats could both get down with 48 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: something like that. It was an amendment to the bill, 49 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: but the bill itself died in the House because certain 50 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: Republicans couldn't keep their eye on what the bill was 51 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: actually about. And that's a little disappointing.