Posted on 10/26/2004 10:51:33 PM PDT by Simmy2.5
SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will hit the television airwaves Wednesday urging the electorate to defeat Proposition 66, the measure that would soften California's decade-old three-strikes law.
With a week to Election Day, Schwarzenegger donated $1 million from his multi-million-dollar California Recovery Team fund to pay for the 15-second spots. The California Recovery Team is an account the governor uses to support or defeat political causes, and is generated by donations.
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and I thought he was a Republican
Actually, Prop. 66 is meant to weaken 3 Strike Laws. So, in a way, Schwarzenegger coming out against this one is a good thing.
California's crime rate went down with three-strikes (unfortunately because a lot of 2nd strikers left the state!)
I thought he was denouncing 3 strikes.... IE- headline
My mistake I guess. But Prop. 66 is about 3 strikes, making it weaker. What Schwarz is doing is going against it.
Yes. Arnold is correct on this one. The headline is a bit misleading.
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