By Bob Walsh
To no great surprise, the day after the voters of the formerly great state of California not only reaffirmed their desire to have a death penalty but voted to streamline the process, opponents have filed for a court action to block implementation.
The filing asserts that, if Proposition 66 is actually enacted, it would cause "confusion and upheaval" within the criminal justice system, interfere with the authority of the courts and result in less-reliable decisions.
McGregor Scott (former U. S. Attorney) was one of the movers and shakers of the Yes On 66 campaign. He responded, "It is not at all ironic, and is in fact a slap in the face to the voters, that their response to the passage of Proposition 66 was to file another lawsuit trying to thwart the will of the voters." He also said, "Proposition 66 was passed by the voters because they are sick of lawyers who oppose the death penalty constantly undermining the system with lawsuit after lawsuit."
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