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Jit423

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37. It did because of the GOP and RW pressure against getting anything done.

Reply to choie (Reply #29)

Tue Dec 3, 2024, 05:14 AM

Dec 3

I lived through it and remember well the debate. The thoughts by the Clinton adm. was to get it passed and go back and take out or revise the portion leading to 3 strikes. It wasn't done as the politics of the Lewinsky affair took over. I do blame the Dems for not going back when they had the chance to, though slim, to fix it. They still have chances to fix the justice system. But the crime bill of then had a many more good things about it including taking some guns off the street. Living through that era there was a short time when people living in poor neighborhoods felt relief from the rising crime surrounding them.

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