In one of the most sweeping acts in his eight years in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will commute the death sentences of all 548 of California’s condemned inmates to life without parole.
  • lemmygarden@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    It’s weird to me how many Californians are pro-death penalty, and also those that believe it deters people from murder. I hope it’s a generational thing, and the next generations will be more civilized.

  • Drusas@fedia.io
    232·
    4 days ago

    He may be unprincipled in his pursuit of power, but at least he does make some good choices.

  • lath@lemmy.world
    121·
    4 days ago

    He’s trying to. Supposedly it has to pass through the state’s supreme court.

    • OwOarchist@pawb.socialBannedEnglish
      51·
      4 days ago

      Supposedly it has to pass through the state’s supreme court.

      California gives its state supreme court power to supervise a governor’s pardons?

      • Sharkticon@lemmy.zip
        41·
        4 days ago

        If I recall it something like this, if a convict has two or more felony convictions the governor can’t pardon them without a majority I think of the Supreme Court signing off on it.

  • Rajtinka@lemmy.world
    8·
    4 days ago

    As much as I hate Newsome, I’ll give him props on this one. I’m a native Californian and a lifelong Democrat if that matters. I still would hate to see him run for president.