See, the problem is, you're thinking that Perry might actually care whether or not his position makes sense, and that he'd be willing to listen long enough and with enough attention to understand your argument.

This is a governor of Texas. A Republican governor of Texas. A Republican governor of Texas about whom some other Texan Republicans of my acquaintance have said something along the lines of "That guy's frighteningly crazy, even for one of our governors."

To give him what credit I can, Perry's not done anything his predecessors haven't done. Executing innocent people is not a new thing in Texas. You got convicted of something and sentenced to death? The State has jumped through all the hoops that the US Supreme Court makes it jump through? You're dead. It's all been done legally. No problem. Not interested in discussing it or considering other opinions.

Before anyone jumps on me for saying unpleasant things about Texas, let me just explain that I grew up there, and still have close family living there. I have life-long exposure of the way things are done there, and that's the basis of my opinions. Also the reason I no longer live there. Ymmv.