On March 15^th 2019, National Review’s editors published an article “Gavin Newsom’s Death-Penalty Overreach.” Writing this article, the author intends to inform their audience of the “arrogance” of Gavin Newsom’s decision to not sign off of the death row of 737 people. The author speaks on how Newsom is forcing this decision by not referencing the legislative or judicial branch of California. By doing this Newsome is not obeying his oath he swore when he was inaugurated to, “see that the law is faithfully executed.” While the death penalty still goes as legal in California, Newsom is only looking at his own opinion rather than the country’s laws. The author concludes that Newsom should not have been elected as governor if he is not obeying the law or the citizens opinions. I agree with the author that Newsom had been arrogant in his decision to not sign the death row. I value the safety of our citizens who do follow the law. With that being said, I do not wish to keep serial killers alive, this risks the lives of our people if they do escape prison. In addition, it is expensive to keep inmates in prison for life. Therefore, I believe the death penalty is the best option. As for Gavin Newsom, I believe that his power is being abused. He must obey the oath he swore while being inaugurated. This is common sense for the government. The power of the executive branch in California is being violated and that’s a crime of itself.