The United States. Three lines to chime in. If you support it, tell us why 53880. If you oppose it, 2025853881. If you are not sure. 2025853882. cspanwj. R is you can reach out to us on facebook. Our email is journal cspan. Org. The New York Times writes about the statements made yesterday at the white house. President obama is asking for the review of the Death Penalty. The story goes on to read your thoughts on the death as a result of this call for a view by president obama. Three lines for you to choose this morning. President obama made these comments yesterday during that joint appearance with angela merkel, the german chancellor prieto here are hits german chancellor. Are his thoughts. [video clip] the individual that was subject to the Death Penalty committed heinous crimes. I said in the past there are certain circumstances in which a that theso terrible application of the Death Penalty may be appropriate. Mass killings, the killing of but i have also said that in the application of the Death Penalty we have seem significant problems, rachel bias, an even application of the unevenenalty application of the Death Penalty. There were situations where individuals on the death row were discovered to have been innocent because of x go that because of that the cousin of because of exculpatory evidence. I will be discussing with eric to give meers an analysis of what steps have been taken, not just in this particular incidence but more broadly. I think we have to ask ourselves some difficult and profound questions around these issues. This was on facebook this morning where we posted our question at facebook. Com cspan. Daniel lewis writes off of twitter this morning a couple of thoughts on the Death Penalty this morning, if you want to add a your thoughts to it you can do so on twitter and facebook. Linese divided the between those that support it, and those that are not sure. Yuri, pennsylvania is up first. This is betty. I support this specifically. When i think of what this man did to that poor victim he buried her alive and they are worried about him having a terrible death . Can you imagine yourself being put into dirt and buried alive . Feel sorry for what he did to his victim. Personys think about the we dont think about the poor child that has been murdered by these people. I think you have to put into call into context what these people do to their victims. Host in this sense you supported overall . It depends on the case . They should i think be treated as they treated their victim. I am so sorry that people feel like these people these horrible people are out there doing whatever they want to do. And we foolish people who are feeling sorry for the person who i am afraid to go to a beauty shop anymore. Joe from massachusetts on our opposed line. Caller as someone who had a Family Member who was a homicide victim, i am still adamantly opposed to the Death Penalty. Basically because as long as we have the Death Penalty there will be innocent people executed. I do agree that some of these people do deserve the Death Penalty, but what percentage of innocence are people willing to suffer . The tulsa world newspaper this morning talks about the duringl that were used the lethal injection that took place this week. Here is the headline from tulsa world. The governor sending a tweet shortly after, saying your view of the Death Penalty, from detroit, michigan, support line. I am very much a supporter. [indiscernible] what he did to that young girl come it could have been the same way. With these ladies that drove the car and felt like she had nothing and she had no be morris for things that happened. She had no remorse for things that happened. I feel like he was fighting to the last moments of his life. [indiscernible] according to the Death PenaltyInformation Center located here in washington dc, an alltime high of 98 executions back in 1999. It dropped significantly after 2000. 19 so far for 2014. 39 took place in 2013. 43 in both 2011 and 2012. Rich port, connecticut bridgeport, connecticut for someone who opposes the death , go ahead. Caller i oppose the Death Penalty because i feel like that is a decision only god can make. I wouldnt want that blood on my hand. I dont support it at all. I just feel like one day the , such asat did that the man who was supposed to be executed, god will judge him one day. As far as we on earth doing that, i dont think a person would feel comfortable. Host as an alternative would you agree to life in prison . Caller yes. I think that is the worse punishment of all. On a certain channel i watch, it shows i could never see myself in jail. I would want to die. Very goodat is a punishment. Some men have been in there for. 4 years, 25 years who wants to live like that . I will give you an example real quickly. My momwas a little girl, did not believe in spankings so she told me to go to my room. Later on she came back and said, maybe i should spank you. I said, ok but i will take it. Then i can go outside and play again. I dont believe in it. Thank you. Host the New York Times writeup says bill from wichita, kansas is up next and good morning. Good morning. I am 60 years old and i have had mixed feelings until i read about i live in kansas, the neighboring state. I never heard about this guy until it was brought up. It, that evilout does not deserve to live on our planet with other people. I am abc mydro, twin grandsons this weekend. I amst woke up babysitting my twin grandsons this weekend. We just woke up together. If somebodymagine did anything to my grandchildren. They talk about a botched , well it wasnt botched. He was executed and he died. He probably suffered a little bit. I am sure before the gentleman passed away something flashed in his mind what he had done to that child. As how the Death Penalty is applied, would you supported overall or how do you judge when to use it . Caller like i said earlier i have a bit of mixed feelings on that when it comes to something as heinous as that. There was that teenager kid in minnesota that was planning on killing massive amounts of people. That would have been a good case for the Death Penalty. Thank god that lady intervened and saved all those people up there. If that kid would have gone through and done what he had plotted out, there is no question about that. Host the Death PenaltyInformation Center takes a look at deathow inmates row inmates by race. Some of the death row inmates are listed by state. With 741, texas with 87, and it goes down from there. The deathhts on penalty, especially in light of this review ordered by president obama because of incidents of an incidence that took place in oklahoma this week. If youalled at supported if you support it. Any is on our line annie is on our lines. Caller i definitely oppose the Death Penalty. The bible says without shown not killed. Shall not kill. Afeel like only god can give life and only god can be able to take one. Nobody gets the Death Penalty [indiscernible] if you have it just for one race, that is definitely the wrong reason to have it. [indiscernible] he has been there a long time trying. Im too sick to work now. Im definitely against it. It is there for the wrong reasons. The Human Rights Council taking a look at what took place this weekend bill king off of twitter also adding this morning on our not sure line, here is dam. Dan. Re is caller we had a gang two blocks down. One guy went to prison and got out after 13 years. He killed another guy. If someone did it i believe they should be executed. Tooth for aye, tooth. They find out after they are executed that they are innocent that bothers me. In chicago, what is going with the gangs in chicago what is going on with the gangs . Its ridiculous. The prisons are full. If they are not sure if they are innocent then they shouldnt kill them. If they killed somebody they should be klleilled too. Talk a Family Members you about this not sure yet go our Family Members you talk to about this not sure th . If its a situation where a corrupt officer, they are hiding evidence or something common times have there been andle who were executed they found out they were incident found that they were innocent . Tonight, the white house Correspondents Dinner. Hugh can see the full scope of the Program Starting at 6 00 tonight. Not only will you see arrivals, you will see president obama, you hear from entertainer joe mchale. Joel our coverage starts at six. A good time to like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. That is the white house Correspondents Dinner. Learn moreebsite to about tonights event and find out some other interesting content about this event. Our next caller is on our support line. Somesome people innocent people are going to die because we make some mistakes but how many innocent people are dying because we let these people back out on the streets . I am sick of everybody trying to make everything racial. Statistics, you have more white people ready to be executed than anything. We as a society need to quit messing with our kids. That is why the world is going to hell in a handbag. It is as simple as that. Next, he is from fort worth, texas on our support line. My opposition is not necessarily an opposition to the Death Penalty but the way it is applied. As far as the racial opponent goes, whites make up 10 of the population and they make up half of the people on death row. Low income people are likely to be mores are more likely to be suspected, to be charged, and to be convicted for longer sentences. The application, the way we ifit in this country you have power and influence you get to walk. Or a workingw class person you have to defend have to depend on the public. Were moreprosecutors interested in winning than getting the right guy. If they focus on somebody the ink they can convict they will quit looking. Somebodyy focus on they think they can convict they will quit looking. It is hard to feel sorry for him. Thanks for cspan. The New York Times reporting this taking a look at issues in benghazi. Writing again, that is from the New York Times. Bodies ofom various congress putting out tweets, taking a look at this issue and giving their comments on it. From oxford, massachusetts on a line for those not sure, good morning. Caller good morning. I am not sure because there have been innocent people executed. I would like to make a comment about the humaneness, the humane aspect of this. Why cant they just put a single bullet to the back of the head if the person is really guilty . Its cheap, its quick why thethe debate about availability of drugs and so forth . Host as far as time is concerned, a tweets looking at the executions and length of each execution that has taken place. If you scroll lower it shows clayton locketts execution at 43 minutes. Propublica. Out by oregon, support line. I agree an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. , they losts suffer loved ones. To go through appeals for 5, 10, 15 years. It costs taxpayers. Are innocent, that is bad. If they are guilty, i agree with the last caller. Of thet in the back head, and electric chair, the gas chamber, how long did the victims suffer . Host maxine from baltimore, michigan on a line for those not sure about how they feel about the Death Penalty. Caller i am completely conflicted regarding the Death Penalty. If i look at the pros and cons the pros are the individual will not commit any more murders. That essay for society. Safe for society. The con is i do not trust the government enough to trust them with taking a life. A cousin of the corruption we have in our Court Systems and the inequality when it comes to the underprivileged. As far as this individual suffering, our constitution says that we wont use any undue methods. It is a conflicting matter to me. Life in prison is not that bad. Have their meals served, they dont have to worry about the rent, electricity, anything. I am very conflicted about it and i hope someone smarter than me can figure it out. Host jim is reflecting off of the life in prison concerns, or at least the angle on this, saying some people making their thoughts known on the Death Penalty. The us is after a review called upon by president obama. A couple of other tweets, here speaker boehner. Also darrell issa, the head of the House Oversight committee, ubpoenaing john kerry that prompted a response by the ranking member, saying carroll joins us from. Ennsylvania on our oppose line caller i do oppose the Death Penalty because i think it is a piece of cake to get a shot and they go to sleep and they are dead. They are getting high before they go and they are not suffering at all. It is an easy way out. I think what they should do is cut all his genitals off and put him in the middle of town square like they used to do in other suffer. S and watch him hang him and watch him suffer until he dies. When you put him through the Death Penalty, i think that is an easy way out. Its like a recreation thing. They get their time outside, they get their meals for free. Better to would be kill him, but not by lethal injection. I think that is too easy for him. Host molly is up next from florida on the support line. You are on. Caller i absolutely support this. People do not understand the scar that is left on a family of a victim. I had a 12yearold cousin raped. Nd murdered when i was a child having been a victim of a heinous crime myself, people dont understand. We are arty in a financial bind in our country and it costs millions of dollars to keep ande people in the jails take care of their health and everything. They have done a heinous crime. They have been told they need to be put to death. Just need to go ahead and do it and get it over with and not have to deal with this anymore. It is not right. , let them docrime the penalty for it. A story taking a look at the transportation of oil, this particularly relates to north dakota. They ship i rail across the country, according to the department of transportation. The department has been seeking information on our newsmakers program, which airs on sundays right after this program, we are hearing from senator john hogan, republican from north dakota. He is talking about oil specifically in context of the. Eystone xl pipeline he says the congress has the authority to move forward with it. Here are some of his comments about that. [video clip] in the Constitution Congress has the authority to make this decision. Typically it has always been a president ial National Interest determination situation. The president says he is going to delay it indefinitely. Here we are, it is a situation where we are in year six. For more than five years the president has refused to make a decision. Six. E now in year polls 70 of the American People very much want this project approved. They want the National Security of producing our own oil here and working with canada rather than importing the oil rather than importing oil from the middle east treat it is time for congress to step up and do it even though the president is pushing back and saying, stay out of it. We need to move forward and back. Host you can watch the full conversation tomorrow on our newsmakers program. See that at 10 00 tomorrow on cspan. At 6 00. Atch it again the business section of the the latestpost, taking a look at General Motors as they go over faulty a mission swooshes. Faulty ignition switches. Christina as of next from flint, michigan on our oppose line. My concern was you said white and 34 african american. Are you taking into account that there is much more white people or caucasians and African Americans . This may not be accurate but i am just giving you a sample. Be 100 white people as opposed to 10 black people. Are you saying that informations just provided by them, but go ahead. Ifler i was just wondering the 34 meant it was 34 of the 10 to 100 white 56 . Host i dont know the answer to that. Caller ok. Oppose, not because of a racial thing, because of a person thing. I used to think that they should. I dont think it should be. Host what specifically changed your mind . Bible just reading my more. Getting more into spiritual things. If think of revenge there was a double homicide and one ofmy nieces the nieces was raised my home. I really hated that and her daughter was 11. Actserson had committed and then to jail a lot of times. And i was angry. You say things when you are angry. Think about it, it is not up to us to take a human life. Some people are innocent. How do you know . What do you do then . The Death PenaltyInformation Center has a list of states that do not apply the Death Penalty. That listing includes alaska, connecticut, hawaii. There are others on the list. Call, linda from george on our support line. I heard the statistics that were issued by the department and wished that our president would have been prepped before going to the world and the chancellor and making a racial divide again amongst the American People. I dont believe that the heinous s that individuals take on others as far as the violence against children, rapes, murders , i dont think we should keep the murderers in pr