... . The report concluded that since the passage of 3 Strikes Law, the violent crime in California has dropped 26.9% with a 30.8% drop in the six major crime categories." Also, Politicians like Pete Wilson argued that Three Strikes would save taxpayers money because the savings in reduced crime would exceed the cost of prison construction and maintenance . As the result, politicians like Governor ... , we would need a new resolution. We need campaigns to stop crime at its source. People turn to crime when they cannot find jobs, not because they are career criminals. If Pete Wilson has not si...

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... on the Board of Regents of the University of California and was also chosen to lead the "Anti Affirmative Action Initiative," known to voters as Proposition 209, by former Governor Pete Wilson. It passed with a "vote of 54 percent to 45 percent," according to an article entitled, "High Court Allows Prop 209's Repeal of Affirmative Action," by David G. Savage of The ... ...

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