I agree with the Florida Supreme Court that a governor has the power to remove cases from a prosecutor who refuses to uphold the death sentence law. The prosecutor is supposed to perform their duties in accordance with the law, without bringing their personal opinions and beliefs to work. If every prosecutor were to use their beliefs and opinions in doing their work, then there would be inconsistencies in law as every prosecutor upholds different beliefs on different matters. The prosecutor is supposed to seek a death sentence for an offence that requires punishment by death as that is what the law states and the prosecutor work in accordance with the law.

The governor should have fired the prosecutor for not doing her job. The reason as to why I take that line of thoughts is because the prosecutor is a civil servant who should do her work as required by the state. The prosecutor should do their work by following the law to the letter. The prosecutor in the Florida Supreme Court failed to work as she was required by the law. Personal opinions and beliefs cannot be brought in the line of duty as it will result in many inconsistencies and law will cease to exist. The governor should have therefore fired the prosecutor for failing to perform her duty.

The death sentence, however, the law advocates for it, is not an effective deterrence method in my opinion. The reason for my argument is that punishments should be those that are corrective in nature. The corrected offenders could be moulded into law-abiding citizens who can contribute positively to the nation. The offenders could be educated on skills such as carpentry or tailoring so that when they finally get out of jail, they can contribute positively to the nation-building. Although it is noble to follow the law, we should also consider the merits and demerits of the laws. Death penalty as a deterrence in crime should be eliminated.