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>> these are duly elected representatives. >> whats the disconnect? >> and an important part of the equation. one of the disconnects, is there is a trust deficit the president has with those that are very active in their support for the second amendment. they dont believe his intentions are good. but i think when you ask that question about has the president failed? i dont think he has. as somebody who has not supported the presidents policies on a lot of this, i recognize if he wants to overcom...

Does he deserve the death penalty? yes, does he. he probably deserves to die slowly the crime is so horrific. >> ann, do you agree? >> well, no. this is a case -- in colorado, the government has to prove that hes sane beyond a reasonable doubt. that is unlike many, many states. that is going to be impossible. the question of what he deserves isnt really the question here. the question is legally whats going to happen. and hes got a psychiatric hist history. we know he thought he was the joker, t...

Beyond a reasonable doubt snt answer is no. so then the next question is it what do they do about that? >> let me ask you a question to follow up on that. its not about what he deserves. i understand there is a legal issue. for many, this is more than that. this is human life. tom teeves, a father of a man named alex, a young man in that theater who was killed. i talked to tom recently. i asked him what he thought about the death penalty for james holmes. heres what he said. >> it is a struggle ...

With you. but i dont want that man on the street going out and killing your child because he will do it again when hes -- when they talked about the people, he could have cared less. they were objects to him. >> ann, can you tell a father like that he shouldnt get the death penalty? >> you know, my heart goes out to this father and everybody affected. this is a horrible case. and the visceral reaction is you want james holmes to die. but heres the problem. if they go to trial, the state, and hes...

With you. but i dont want that man on the street going out and killing your child because he will do it again when hes -- when they talked about the people, he could have cared less. they were objects to him. >> ann, can you tell a father like that he shouldnt get the death penalty? >> you know, my heart goes out to this father and everybody affected. this is a horrible case. and the visceral reaction is you want james holmes to die. but heres the problem. if they go to trial, the state, and hes...

By the explosives. does he deserve the death penalty? yes, does he. he probably deserves to die slowly the crime is so horrific. >> ann, do you agree? >> well, no. this is a case -- in colorado, the government has to prove that hes sane beyond a reasonable doubt. that is unlike many, many states. that is going to be impossible. the question of what he deserves isnt really the question here. the question is legally whats going to happen. and hes got a psychiatric hist w history. all these differe...