Today March 13, 2019 Gov Gavin Newsome of California suspended the death penalty by executive order. That means there will be no death sentences carried out at least until 2023---the end of Newsome's term. There are currently 737 people on Death Row in California. The last execution was in 2006. California residents voted by a narrow margin to keep the death penalty in 2016. And Newsome himself said while campaigning in 2016, that he would "not get my personal opinions in the way of the public's right to make a determination of where they want to take us" on this issue. Looks like he flip flopped. I am wondering if Newsome is thinking long term, like running for President in 2024, while making this decision. What do you folks think?
