So Prop 34 (Repeal the California Death Penalty) failed, and I've got to say...I'm kinda shocked.
As some of you who have had the pleasure to interact with me know; I lean conservative (by American standards) and I had to vote for it (meaning voting FOR the repeal), not because I don't believe there are crimes people should die for; but because I couldn't justify the over-all cost (it costs more to execute a prisoner than keep him in jail for life), and the possibility of getting the conviction wrong.
This seems very odd for a state as ocean blue as California, and I'm wondering if anyone who is against the prop would like to share how they reconcile what I stated above.