Introduced by Sen. Jack Westwood (R) on January 6, 2009, to delete language in the 2008 executive branch budget bill allowing early release of prison inmates and require the change to be made immediately upon the bill receiving the Governor's signature.
1) Election Stunt [by Anonymous Citizen on October 14, 2008] Wait a minute, this guy just voted to let them out early. He's in an election battle, with three weeks to go??? Clearly an election political stunt. Reply
2) Bad Idea [by D-Fens on October 13, 2008] By all means, let's take one of the few smart measures the legislature did to save the bleagured Commonwealth money, and repeal it. Reply