matt5001 t1_it7a6g8 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:28 PM

Reply to comment by Z0MB1ESLAYER115 in FactChecking Republican Attacks on Fetterman's Crime Stance by AsteroidDisc476

Not death penalty, he supports ending mandatory life without parole. One could still be sentenced to life without parole, but it would be at the discretion of the judge like most sentences, not mandatory.

Z0MB1ESLAYER115 t1_it7afr0 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Ok that's fair

matt5001 t1_it7av4e wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:33 PM

I agree with it too, but it’s kind of a moot point since a US Senator doesn’t have anything to do with PA state law. It was relevant to his past role as Lt. Gov, but nothing he or Oz would have any input on in the US Senate.

Also I can’t see anyone in the state backing a change to the mandatory sentencing law since they’ll be hit with all of the attack ads Fetterman is going through now.

maxwellington97 t1_it7zyvs wrote on October 21, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Mandatory minimums are also a federal thing which would be something a us senator can do.