Proposition 57: Argumentative Analysis

The Three Strikes Law states that a penalty enhancement should be handed down to anyone who had previously been convicted of one or more supposedly serious or violent felonies. Under the same laws, an offender who had previously been convicted of a violent or serious felony, regardless of how diminished it may be, face the risk of double-sentencing under the guidelines of the second strike. On the other hand, a third- strike sentencing guideline is applied when an offender with two or more previous crimes is convicted. Under this guideline, a minimum of twenty-five years to life is applied. However, for the third-strike sentence to be passed, the previous crimes committed must be either violent or serious.

The proposition that i am interested in is California proposition 36. Proposition 36 is about making changes to the three strike law. The changes that were made when proposition 36 passed is that is that a life sentence is only applied if charged with a serious or violent crime,Authorizes re-sentencing for offenders currently serving life sentences if their third strike conviction was not serious or violent and if the judge determines that the re-sentence does not pose unreasonable risk to public safety,Continues to impose a life sentence penalty if the third strike conviction was for "certain non-serious, non-violent sex or drug offenses or involved firearm possession.",and Maintains the life sentence penalty for felons with "non-serious,

The issue of prison overcrowding has been an increasing in America. There are about 2.2 million Americans in jail or prison. The number of people in prison have gotten so large that about one in every 100 adults are behind bars. The increase in inmate population in the United States is a concern to me because some of these people have committed non-violent crimes or have drug related crimes. These people should be placed in rehabilitation centers or be counseled about drug distributing.

In the spring of 1994, California’s Three Strikes was signed into law. It passed with the support of 72 percent of the state’s voters. (Gladwell 236) This law became highly controversial, and on November 6, 2012, voters passed Proposition 36, which amended the law with two primary provisions. Through the controversy, we must take a minute to remember how this law came to be. Mike Reynolds lost his daughter in June of 1992 to murder.

On the case of R. v. Noway, the court renders Noway not-guilty of the charges put forth on him which is the violation of the known and enacted criminal law 253 - operation of a motor vehicle while impaired. Criminal law seeks to provide justice to society. To be charged with a criminal offense, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime has been committed. This ‘burden of proof’ precedent was established in R. v. Oaks case which enacted that, all elements of the criminal code must be met including the mental intention; in order for the courts to exercise their authority and punish an accused person. Moreover, the rule of law [(1) that the laws are known and enacted, (2) government action is authorized by law and (3) everyone is bound by the law] also renders laws to avoid arbitrariness so that it is clear when a person is in violation of the criminal code.

The American Civil Liberties Union describes the laws surrounding felon disenfranchisement “patchwork laws.” Felon voting laws have been established at the state level, meaning that there are a wide array of policies in place to address the issue. Vermont and Maine are the only two states where everyone has the right to vote regardless of their criminal history. Florida, Iowa, and Kentucky meanwhile are the only 3 states that permanently strip felons of their voting rights. The other 45 states have more nuanced laws, that allow felons to vote after completing certain parts of their sentencing.

After I watched the episode of “Think Tank” that discussed the aftermath of Proposition 227 in California, I realized how contentious the debate about bilingual education has been in the past and how it still continues to be today. The video hosted Dr. Krashen, an advocate of second-language acquisition and bilingual education, and Mr. Unz, an advocate of English-Only Education, in a debate about the effectiveness of bilingual education and Proposition 227. On one side of the debate is Mr. Unz, the author of Proposition 227. He claims that the English-Only method is more effective than the Bilingual Education approach for teaching Limited English Proficient (LEP) students.

Should convicts be able to be released from jail or shorten their sentence by donating an organ? This is an important question that is asked by many people. Well my personal opinion is that yes, they should be able to. But I also think there should be certain conditions. I think only first time offenders should be able to shorten or get rid of the rest of their sentence.

Imagine you are in a car, driving for hours and hours. You are taking the same route repeatedly. A long boring journey awaits. Sounds horrific, does it not? The same boring two lane roads and clutter of cars can be Nothing seems amusing anymore.

In my first semester of senior year I grew as an academic student in college and career readiness with my two class thesis paper on Prop 56. There's no other way to celebrate election year than writing a 6-8 page thesis paper. I chose to write my paper on Proposition 56, which was about raising tobacco taxes by $2.87. The money will be going to schools, doctors, hospitals and clinics. I gained the skills of citation, evidence, and research.

The death penalty is often compared to life without parole, it is evident that the capital punishment is not only effective but more humane. Many prisoners infact rather take the option of death penalty, rather than going through the death penalty. Life imprisonment is act that is also extremely dangerous and can cause high suicide rates. An example about a man who really wanted the death penalty was, Grasso. The man started off by committing murder on an elderly lady by strangling her and smashing her head against an electrical iron, although he managed to escape the crime scene.