By BRIAN DURAND
From today’s Stamford Advocate:
Asked by reporters during a separate news conference yesterday whether the Democratic majority was soft on crime for not backing the three-strikes law, Rell said: “I would perceive that as not being in tune with the people of Connecticut, and they want you to be tougher on crime. That is not tough on crime.”
From a November Q-poll of Connecticut voters:
Only 35 percent of voters support a so-called “third strike” law where a person convicted of three violent felonies automatically is sentenced to life in prison, while 63 percent say sentences should be decided on a case-by-case basis.
Our broken immigration system can only be fixed by putting politics aside and offering a complete solution that secures our border, enforces our laws, and reaffirms our heritage as a nation of immigrants.