KIRO 97.3 host Dave Ross asked Rob about bills in Olympia that would end the death penalty in Washington. He said last year that a lifetime of “miserable existence” in solitary confinement is a punishment he can live with for murderers like Gary Ridgway.
Dave Ross: “It sounds like you feel the best way, then, to do this – I mean, even if it passes the Legislature – is to put it to a popular vote.”
Rob McKenna: “Well I think that they should allow it to be subjected to a referendum. Now they can put a referendum clause on it themselves and send it right to the voters. I would be fine with that, particularly if that’s what it takes to pass the bill.
“Or, they could not do that but it would be subject to a referendum challenge if voters go out and collect the necessary signatures. That would be fine as well. Either way I’m fine if voters have their say because I do think it’s the kind of issue that voters can decide.”
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