Maybe the people have spoken on three-strikes
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Last July, the triple homicides in Cheshire sparked a state-wide debate on three strikes laws, with several bills being proposed and politicians taking sides. A true three strikes bill was ultimately defeated, but backers of the constitutional convention wanted to use that avenue to pass another one.
Perhaps the voters have already spoken. Read this fascinating piece from CT News Junkie about the election results viewed through the lens of three strikes:
A majority of the 58 General Assembly candidates who signed a petition supporting a three-strikes law lost on Tuesday. Here’s how it broke down:
In the Senate, 8 of 15 lost their races, while 2 of the 7 winners were uncontested.
In the House, 29 of 43 candidates lost, while just 14 won.
So will the American Idol Governor see this as a sign? Or does she just not care?
A statistician accused of a crime who defended himself in court would be a fool.
A lawyer who tries to infer something from numbers like those…