Violent crime: no special session
Republicans and Democrats clashed over whether the legislature should declare itself to be in a special session on crime, largely a symbolic distinction since no legislation is ready for action.
Senate Democrats defeated the call for the special session with a 21-13 vote. Despite the Senate rejection, House Republicans later forced a symbolic vote, getting Democrats on record in an 85-44 vote against a special session...
Leaders of the Democratic majority said the legislature will act on criminal reforms as soon as the judiciary committee and task force produce legislation. (Courant, by Mark Pazniokas)
I understand that there's no draft legislation yet. But I still felt that Cheshire's own Reps. Fritz and Nardello should have voted with Rep. Adinolfi... in favor of a special session. While not all the necessary, meaningful legislation may have been passed... some may have passed... and Judiciary Chair Rep. Mike Lawlor (East Haven) could have taken it as a wake up call to get serious about violent crime.
I hope this doesn't turn into another "energy plan" where we endure years of inaction.
Finally, thanks go to Al Adinolfi for pushing for action.
Tim White
2 comments:
maybe we might have draft legislation if the legislature was in session to draft it, or is the plan to have some McBill prepared by unnaccountable drones (like the think tanks who drafted the "re-entry strategy") and pass it in the middle of the night without meaningful debate?
This issue won't go away next year. The people still demand a mandatory 3-Strikes law to keep repeat violent criminals locked up.
Like James Biggs who's been in and out of Conn. prisons his whole life for multiple kidnappings, robberies, sexual assaults and other crimes.
He was released again on Aug. 30 and promptly committed armed carjacking and assault on a police officer, causing Gov. Rell to suspend all paroles of violent criminals.
Why do liberal legislators insist on unleashing these habitual thugs upon us by resisting 3-Strikes?
These lifelong criminals are not going to change, so we have to change the law: 3 Strikes, you're out.
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