Vice President Kamala Harris refused to disclose how she voted on Proposition 36 in her home state, a key ballot measure that would increase sentences for drug and theft crimes.
“I am not going to talk about the vote on that. Because honestly it’s the Sunday before the election and I don’t intend to create an endorsement one way or another around it,” Harris told reporters at a Detroit rally.
The initiative, if passed, would make the crime of shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders and increase penalties for some drug charges, including those involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl. It also would give judges the authority to order people with multiple drug charges to get treatment.
Proponents said the initiative is necessary to close loopholes in existing laws that have made it challenging for law enforcement to punish shoplifters and drug dealers.
Opponents, including Democratic state leaders and social justice groups, said the proposal would disproportionately imprison poor people and those with substance use issues rather than target ringleaders who hire large groups of people to steal goods for them to resell online. (AP)
🚨 BREAKING: Kamala REFUSES to say how she voted on California's Proposition 36 — which would create tougher penalties for serial retail thieves and drug traffickers.
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 3, 2024
"I am not gonna talk about the vote on that because, honestly, it's the Sunday before the election." pic.twitter.com/IzAQlmZX6p
BREAKING: Kamala refuses to say how she voted on Prop. 36, a CA bill to increase the sentences for drug trafficking and theft. pic.twitter.com/8uEt8pRfG4
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 3, 2024
Prop 36 is one of the most significant issues on the California ballot. YES ON PRO 36 will help solve the crime problem.
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) November 3, 2024
Kamala Harris obviously doesn’t support it or else she would say.
YES ON PROP 36!
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