“It's like Goldilocks here. You've got to be just right. You can have not too much experience nor too little. I think you need to have just the right amount.”
“A governor has the power to stay executions or commute sentences on a case-by-case basis, not to issue a blanket moratorium. We have put in place the safeguards necessary to protect innocent men and women from being executed.”
“He's decided the African-American community is more important to his re-election than the Jewish community. He doesn't care about ending discrimination.”
“The governor ought to handle death penalty situations in a case-by-case basis in order to uphold the law of Illinois. I support the death penalty in limited circumstances, and I think it's incumbent upon the governor to make sure that innocent people are not put to death. We don't need a moratorium to do it for us.”
