Tom Steyer
Posted on 03/11/2018 9:11:30 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer, who has been pushing for President Donald Trump's impeachment and recently spent $3 million to register Latino voters, also is working hard this week to resuscitate a California state bill that would end the process of demanding thousands of dollars in cash bail from suspected criminals.
NextGen America, Steyer's flagship environmental advocacy firm and political action committee, has paid to sponsor Politico's California "Playbook" morning newsletter of top headlines every day this week.
Steyer is using the California Playbook sponsorship to promote a special Sacramento screening of 13th, a documentary film on racism in the criminal justice system. The title of the film is a reference to the 13th Amendment, which freed slaves and prohibited slavery.
At the screening, Steyer will also participate in a panel of criminal justice reform experts that will discuss how "we can fix California's broken money bail system," according to the message running each day in the California Playbook.
"Join NextGen America, Tom Steyer and a panel of criminal justice reform experts to discuss how we can fix California's broken bail system, and for a special screening of '13th,' the documentary by Ava DuVernay on racism in the criminal justice system," the California Playbook message reads.
NextGen America did not respond to an inquiry about whether the organization or Steyer personally funded the documentary.
A bill to overhaul the bail system in California has stalled in the Assembly after being approved in the Senate. It faces stiff opposition from industry lobbyists and lawmakers who are worried that it will impose high costs on counties.
The measure is aimed at trying to ensure that accused criminals awaiting trial do not remain in jail solely because they cannot afford to pay bail.
The proposals would end the practice of requiring criminal defendants from having to pose money as a condition of release from jail and would instead require counties to set up pre-trial services agencies to consider whether defendants pose a harm to the community or are okay to release.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has concerns about the costs such an overhaul would place on countries.
Attorney General Xavier Becerra has supported the bail system overhaul, arguing earlier this year that "bail decisions should be based on danger to the public, not dollars in your pocket."
Keeping defendants locked up because they can't pay the amounts judges set for pre-trial releases "entrenches people in a cycle of poverty" and allows wealthier defendants accused of crimes to operate freely before their trials.
Tom Steyer
Has Steyer been fitted for his royal robes yet? He has been so diligent in his efforts to destroy American institutions that his only possible motivation - like that of Soros - can be a desire to cap off his career by assuming the kingship and ruling directly ver us benighted peasants. :)
Steyer, among a host of others libtard idiots, is prime living example of hate blinding rationality.......
Collusion with S0r0$ ?
How about taxes should be based on services used, not dollars in your pocket?
Without bail, what is the incentive for a suspect to return for trial?
Without bail, who is going to go looking for said suspect?
Without bail, what is there to prevent a suspect to commit another crime?
How many crimes would a suspect have to commit before they are locked up until trial?
I am continuously amazed at the sheer stupidity of Liberals.
When enlightened Liberals said public defecation was a right not a health risk...my amazement should have stopped there.
But there is no depth to low for Lefty to sink too.
At that point why have police and courts or bother arresting criminals at all ?
Unfortunately here in California, Bail is used as a weapon against those not wealthy in this State, it has nothing to do with wether or not you will show up to court and they do target minorities with excessive bail. God I hate saying that and having to agree with this clown on something, but in this case he actually has an argument worth debating.
How’s this going to affect Chico’s Bail Bonds?
The point of bail is for people to put up cash to guarantee something they’ll give up if they refuse to show up to court.
If Steyer cares that much he’ll just ensure the law returns the entire bail to the defendant if they follow through with their trial.
Of course another course of action would be for the poor to not commit crimes to begin with.
Or perhaps Steyer could work to get laws OFF the books that affect the poor disproportionately? (like over regulations?)
Naah naaah... the criminals should be free to commit as many crimes as they want!
Bail could be done away with if a suspect had family ties or a home address.
The alternative could be ankle monitoring at a half way house in the absence of the above.
This would apply to defendants not charged with murder or rape or a violent assault.
Freedom shouldn’t be a privilege reserved solely for the rich and powerful.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has concerns about the costs such an overhaul would place on countries.
I assume this is a misprint, otherwise, Moonbeam is living up to his name yet again. 8>)
Moonbeam doesn’t care about the cost of the bullet train.
But he’s all of a sudden a fiscal conservative when it comes to the fair treatment of criminal defendants.
In CA, its all about priorities. I would say that $77 they’re thinking of spending on the bullet train would fund a reform of the state’s bail system several times over.
Which is more important? You decide.
I meant $77 billion.
Why not? It is not going to effect him, behind his walled estate.
Keep in mind these are the same people keeping illegal aliens out of the clutches of federal law enforcement.
And they’re worried about bail jumping? LOL
So you’re saying that democrat controlled institutions are tar getting minorities?
I wonder what would happen if the no bail rule resulted in being held in prison until the trial. Sometimes the law of unintended consequences bites hard.
After a prolonged conference held at an undisclosed location Tom and Jerry had a flash of insight to solving all California’s major problems, to wit all laws are declared null and void, except those dealing with racism, hate crimes and other social justice crimes.
See how brilliant these two ‘men’ are?
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