commit a new felony appropriately categorized as habitual criminals? If the answer is no, then there is a basic philosophical disagreement with the concept of what constitutes a career criminal. If the answer is yes, then you have the Three Strikes Law. Is it appropriate to use the sentencing structure of the criminal justice system to identify and incarcerate those who continually prey on society by their criminal behavior? If the answer is no, then there is a basic philosophical disagreement with the concept of prison as an effective means of society protecting itself. If the answer is yes, then you have the Three Strikes Law.

The Three Strikes Law does not have to justify itself. The results speak for themselves. Crime in California is down dramatically since 1993. The only thing that is different is more police, more arrests, and Three Strikes. I go back to the basic concept of Ockham's Razor: where there are a number of arguable explanations for a given result, the simplest explanation is usually correct. I will answer the question. Has Three Strikes been successful in accomplishing its objective? My answer is yes and hundreds of thousands of people agree with me who would have been victims if the 1993 crime rate had continued.

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