A Golden State battle between Democrats and Republicans is brewing over how to combat retail theft.
Democrats in the state legislature are hoping to push forward a raft of bills that would increase penalties on retail theft and other crimes in a bid to stop the wave of crime that has hurt California in recent years. Republicans had been supportive of the efforts but have also pushed for a ballot measure in November to modify Proposition 47, a 2014 ballot measure that reduced penalties for some crimes in the state that they have said is at the core of the spike in crime in the past decade.
After the bills were unveiled last week, GOP leaders in the legislature claimed that Democrats tried to add “poison pill” amendments in the form of interoperability clauses. “It’s irresponsible to force voters into a false choice between the two. Unfortunately, some Democrat politicians are too prideful to admit their mistake with Prop 47 and they continue to deny the desperate need for reform. The Democrats’ poison pill amendments are a cynical attempt to mislead voters and prevent the necessary overhaul of our broken laws,” he added.
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