Spoken like a true Bible scholar--NOT! They didn't stop it because they couldn't fight Rome and the life of Israel wasn't worth the life of one man. Once He was in the hands of Rome, His fate was sealed. The common man wasn't invited to the deliberations, just the leaders.
The McClintock supporters believe that people can change from being liberals if they just hear the right speech. That is beyond silly.
If the majority of people that heard Jesus preach were convinced he was God, you still believe that he would have been turned over to Rome by the Jews ?
Listen, the point is that it takes time for people to change their views. God knew this and is giving us thousands of years to get the message. CA is so far left its not possible for the majority to knowingly vote a conservative into office.