Which is, as the Governor, his right to do. And I would support him in his action.
I weigh the actions that the perp did, versus what benefit to society he would serve if allowed to live. I find the balance leans heavily, very heavily to the former. Just my opinion.
No argument from me there. But, he does make himself politically vulnerable when the Parole Board says "spare him" and he gives him the needle anyway.
If Perry someday tried to follow Bush to the White House, you know the ACLU, NAACP, Operation PUSH, the Congressional Bigot Caucus, the Nation of Islam and the rest of the race-baiting civil rights crowd would turn this murderer into James Byrd Jr. as fast as you can say Jesse Jackson.