In one of the most sweeping acts in his eight years in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he will commute the death sentences of all 548 of California’s condemned inmates to life without parole.
  • Rajtinka@lemmy.world
    7·
    14 hours 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.

  • Drusas@fedia.io
    222·
    18 hours ago

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

  • lath@lemmy.world
    111·
    18 hours ago

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

    • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
      51·
      18 hours 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·
        16 hours 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.