The lethal injection facility is shown before being dismantled at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. on on March 13.
Not because the death penalty isn’t a morally bankrupt practice that needs to be done away with. It is, and it should be. But the governor would be going too far were he to reach across all sorts of lines of authority to tell locally elected officials to ignore a law that was duly passed by the Legislature and reaffirmed at the ballot by voters.as the state’s top executive, who, among other duties, oversees the attorney general, who in turn has authority over local district attorneys.
Newsom reasoned that the way the death penalty is being applied in this state — by an unjust and arbitrary system that disproportionately affects the poor and people of color — justified a moratorium. Notably, the reprieve he granted does not change sentences or convictions; it merely freezes the execution process. And it does not bind future governors.
We live in a democracy, and the people of California have said repeatedly that they want the death penalty. In fact, in 2016 they said they wanted to speed up the process by streamlining and rushing appeals, among other steps.
opinion Thats why this governor following in the step of his predecessor(release them Brown) needs to be removed in next election. Like No.45, he is ignoring the majority based on his personal belief and conviction.
opinion Tell that to dictator newsom
opinion I think it a waste of $$but then some dude & gang rapes a girl and cuts her face off with his buddiesthen mass execution ok. Would help alleviate gangs too.
opinion The death penalty is a “barbaric practice.” I’ll tell you what is barbaric-the heinous crimes committed by the human trash on death row! Not to mention the nearly 300 children killed by those on death row. Justice for victims of crime!! You bleeding heart SOB’s are disgusting
opinion You can’t just vote on everything. What if we let Alabama vote if slavery should be reinstated? Some things are basic human rights which are not up for discussion.
opinion WOW something wrong here Common sense from this rag 🤔 impossible 😂🇺🇸
opinion A law is only useful when it is applied...how many years has it been since California executed someone? How many now on “death row?” Two choices: use the law or get rid of it.
opinion Liberals/Progressives don't care what laws the idiot masses favor or oppose. They are deep thinkers who know what's best for the people and won't let silly things like laws or the Constitution restrain them from their intellectual high ground pursuits.
opinion It’s about vengeance, not about justice. It’s certainly not a deterrent.
opinion Why is it wrong? It's right under the right circumstances.
opinion Agreed. In govt. personal agenda can not and should not overshawdow what the people truly have voted as law. Is that not tyranny?
opinion Democracy is only ever bad when something you dislike wins. If unborn people can be aborted, making human life worth nothing, then why should we be concerned with ending another one, guilty or not of heinous crime, if human life is worth nothing? Reap what you sow.
opinion Well, we live in a republic, not a direct democracy...so there’s that. That being said fry em, inject em or behead them; makes zero difference to me.
opinion The dealth penalty us wrong? Are u kidding the deaths rapes & murders of over 50% children? No it is not wrong. Brother is 60% of voters that say it’s right.
opinion It's only wrong if the wrong person is put to death. We need to find a way where there is no doubt, that it is a fact that the person is guilty before they are put to death. Before that comes to fruition there should be a moratorium on the death penalty.
opinion The majority of California citizens voted for the death penalty, & needs to continue Period! It’s the Will Of The People! Don’t quote me, but, If My memory serves me right, there are in the neighborhood of 700 plus, on death row!
opinion Libs, again, prove they are the enemy of Americans. Why do libs side with criminals so often? Professional courtesy?
opinion AGREE. THANKS
opinion Democrats are a cancer on society
opinion And hence you've outlined the problem with democracy. Because 50%+1 want something rephensible, it's just fine....
opinion Death penalty is not wrong. It's not being used on the right people like crooked politicians, corrupt CEOs, evil corps like VW, killer cops, tv evangelists, pedophile priests, anyone working for or promoting or donating to the NRA.
opinion People don’t always know best. Nunes was elected. Need I at say more. It’s not like the guilty are going free—LOL! But this will stop innocent people from being executed.
opinion Why are people arguing about this? We haven’t utilized the death penalty in over a decade... We have actual issues to worry about, like the self serving administration currently in the White House. TheRealNationalEmergencyIsTrump TraitorInChief Liar
opinion The death penalty misapplied is wrong, but there have been several cases (Charles Manson for instance) where it was more than appropriate.
opinion Mobocracy vs democracy. Study after study and poll after poll indicate that popular vote would repeal over 23% of the Bill of Rights.
opinion How is the Death Penalty wrong.?was not wrong for the victims and is not reaching enough especially serial child predators who killed kids youth and innocence ...Im a 23 yr jailer...
opinion So democrats love killing babies but not murderers
opinion One Truth: we are all gonna die.
opinion Gavin Newsom doesn’t care what the citizens of California voted for. Just like every democrat, he thinks he knows better. Talk about narcissism. He’s cut from the same cloth as the disaster of a president who thankfully left office in 2017
opinion Newsome is smarter than us dummies
opinion No prison is wrong. Death is humane.
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