It’s Time for California to Reform Proposition 47

Published on April 17, 2024

Commentary On the general election ballot in 2014, California voters were given the opportunity to vote for Proposition 47, the so-called Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act. For those who took the time to read the text of the proposition, it was clear that nothing in this law would improve the safety of schools or neighborhoods in the state. On the contrary, the proposition was clearly fraught with destructive ideas. Crimes such as possession and use of dangerous drugs would be reduced from felonies to misdemeanors. Possession of a substance commonly referred to as the “date rape drug” would become an offense that would warrant no jail time whatsoever. Possession of methamphetamine would also be reduced to a misdemeanor. A simple assertion on the part of the offender that the drug was intended for personal use, no matter the quantity, could result in no time in custody....

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