As to your first point, I said "many," not most, dislike the death penalty. Even at its most pessimistic, 19% strongly opposed, that's 4 million voters who are opposed. I think that qualifies as many, though perhaps it is a distinction without a difference for you. I might should not have said it.
On your second, I don't know how my personal actions are relevant here, but I will recite them for you because I am on a rebutting-of-presumptions mode today:
- You said I "chose to live in a way" that supports the death penalty. I should point out that though I am native to Texas, I no longer live in Texas. I even reincorporated my small consulting business in another state, away from Texas.
- I have provided volunteer support to the Innocence Project of Texas (I decline to specify when or what kind because I am being anonymous here).
- When I lived in State Senator Jane Nelson's district, I know that I had a reputation among her staff for writing several anti-death penalty letters and being one of the most vociferous. I know this because I became friends with a former staffer of hers and that person told me.
- I have participated in and volunteered for the political campaigns of candidates who are endorsed by the Texas Moratorium Network, a group opposed to the death penalty.
Is that sufficient? Have you packed your bags to move to Texas and vote against proponents of the death penalty yet? My vote is missing, perhaps you can take up the slack for me.