• Sarah Palin is a supporter of capital punishment.

• She said that in case the legislation passed a death
penalty law on capital punishment she would sign it.

• "Feeling safe in our communities is not something which
we can compromise on therefore there is the need for policing in
all its forms, the court system, prosecutors and corrections,"
Palin stated in support of the death penalty while Governor of
Alaska.

• She opined that it was the right of the people to be
sure that any person who rapes and murders a child or kills an
innocent person in a drive by shooting does not do it again.
Therefore capital punishment is required to ensure safety and law
and order.

• The state of Alaska had abolished Capital Punishment in
1957. When she took over as governor, Sarah thought it apt to re
instate the death penalty in the state.

• During a debate before the Alaska gubernatorial primary
she said that she was in favor of capital punishment in
especially heinous cases such as the rape and murder of a child.
Her exact words were "My Goodness, hang them up".
		

• While Governor in Massachusetts Romney filed a bill to
reinstate the death penalty for deadly acts of terrorism, killing
sprees and murders involving torture and the killings of law
enforcement personnel.

• The bill called for substantial scientific evidence such
as DNA verification to sentence someone to death.

• The bill also called for a proper representation for the
indigent from a certified pool of lawyers. It also allowed jurors
who were not supporters of the death penalty to partake in the
guilt phase of the trial.

• He described the bill as a gold standard or model for
the nation in case of capital punishment and said it would give
the state a foolproof death penalty.

• Mitt Romney favors the death penalty in cases of heinous
crimes such as first degree homicides.

• Romney said that the ultimate penalty should be
available in Massachusetts for criminals who commit the most
egregious murders.

• He supports judges who are tough on crime and advocated
tough sentencing for violent offenders and also is for the 'three
strikes' policy.

• Romney did say that the provisions in his bill could not
always rule out wrongful convictions.

• Romney's capital punishment bill turned out to be a
political disaster later on.  The bill was widely opposed and
defeated and Mitt Romney was accused of working towards it to
further his 2008 presidential ambitions.