Congressman Dan Lungren Watch: Law Enforcement Protection Act

The Sacramento Bee has Lungren revels in a quiet victory

The legislation doesn’t list Rep. Dan Lungren as the author, and its title provisions are not the Gold River Republican’s work.

But a courthouse security bill approved this week contains the first legislation by the former California attorney general to clear the House since he returned to public office in January.

Lungren’s provisions, making tough mandatory prison sentences and the death penalty available in federal court for assaulting or killing state or local police officers, were the most controversial.

Lungren introduced his Law Enforcement Protection Act in May, just five months after taking office as a Sacramento-area congressman.

Before his eight-year term as attorney general, Lungren had represented the Long Beach area in the House for a decade.

Why the people of California elected Gray Davis over then California Attorney General Lungren continues to be a mysery to Flap.

If the voters had voted RIGHT we would not have the mess in Sacramento with a recall, a special election, intransigent legislative leaders, gridlock in the Capitol and squishy movie actor politicians.