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Mike Garcia: “Prop 47 was the state bill that made a felony a misdemeanor…”

Featuring: Mike Garcia, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 27

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Mike Garcia Town Hall 06AUG24

Published | Video Starts at 33:10

A lot of them have gone indoors, but we fixed that problem. Weve got Prop 47 coming up. As you guys know, its going to be on the ballot. Prop 47 was the state bill that made a felony a misdemeanor. And then misdemeanors basically slaps on the wrist. This is why we have the crime sprees that we have. We need to end Prop 47. It's also driving the homelessness issues because people aren't getting, please pay attention to that. (33:10–33:19)

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Asserts that Prop 47 reclassified felonies as misdemeanors, leading to lenient penalties.

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