The death penalty thing is insane. I object to your implication that the US is a civilised country.
This article has a pretty good explanation of how the California ballot got to this point, and is an entertaining read: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/10/california-propositions-november-2012 (I have no idea who the heck Kevin Drum is, but I found myself agreeing with him on pretty much everything.)
no subject
This article has a pretty good explanation of how the California ballot got to this point, and is an entertaining read:
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/10/california-propositions-november-2012
(I have no idea who the heck Kevin Drum is, but I found myself agreeing with him on pretty much everything.)