the number of black state workers, judges, and board members grew when carter was governor. he put paintings of martin luther king jr. in the capitol building, while the ku klux klan were at the ceremony protesting. while on television with governor of florida reubin askew in january 1973, carter said he supported a constitutional amendment to ban busing and to make desegregation in schools faster. he supported an anti-busing plan with george wallace at the 1971 national governors conference. carter signed a new death penalty law after the united states supreme court rejected it. carter later said he did not support the death penalty, saying, "i didn't see the injustice of it as i do now".