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   From: tc@fake.com   
      
   On 19 Apr 2025, "Leroy N. Soetoro"   
    posted some   
   news:lnsB2C6827F664CA6F089P2473@0.0.0.1:   
      
   > https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/ca-dems-pass-fundin   
   > g- prop-36-newsom-celebrates-rights-crime-victims   
   >   
   > (The Center Square) - As California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a letter   
   > recognizing victims of crime, California Democrats shut down a   
   > proposal to provide funding for Proposition 36.   
   >   
   > Prop. 36 was passed by more than two-thirds of California voters last   
   > year, making serial theft and drug crimes prosecutable as felonies,   
   > and creating treatment-mandated felonies that allow the mentally ill   
   > or substance-addicted to get court-ordered treatment instead of   
   > prison.   
   >   
   > Republican legislators proposed $400 million in funding this year for   
   > treatment relating to treatment-mandated felonies, with the vote   
   > failing largely along party lines.   
   >   
   > Earlier this week, Newsom issued a letter recognizing National Crime   
   > Victims’ Rights Week, leading critics to point out the hypocrisy of   
   > state leadership.   
   >   
   > “Too many victims walk away from the legal system feeling unheard and   
   > unsupported,” said the governor in his letter. “California is   
   > committed to supporting and empowering victims of crime.”   
      
   California can't be rid of this idiot soon enough.   
      
   > Republicans wondered why the governor, who did not include Prop. 36   
   > funding in his budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, isn’t   
   > funding a measure that earned the support of a supermajority of   
   > California voters.   
   >   
   > “Gov. Newsom’s rhetoric has never translated into real actions,” said   
   > Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, to The Center Square. “The   
   > hypocrisy is laughable and once again. I urge him and legislative   
   > Democrats to fund Prop. 36, which was passed by nearly 70% of voters   
   > in all 58 counties in California.”   
   >   
   > In February, the state-funded Legislative Analyst’s Office said that   
   > while the governor’s budget may underfund courts and treatment,   
   > treatment for behavioral and substance abuse issues is available   
   > through Medi-Cal, the Behavioral Health Services Act and other state   
   > programs.   
   >   
   > However, should a high influx of Prop. 36-related cases add to more   
   > convicted criminals than expected — as the growth in the population of   
   > Los Angeles County’s main jail suggests — more funding could be   
   > necessary to prevent adverse consequences for criminals and the public   
   > alike.   
      
   The criminals should get a bonus for every Sacramento Dim politician they   
   take out.   
      
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