It's rare to see politicians of any stripe fight against sex-trafficking overreach—or any tough-on-crime gestures, really. In California, Democrats have been finding out what happens when you do. After pushing back somewhat against an overly carceral bill targeting prostitution customers, they were tarred by Republicans as having voted "to protect predators" and being "a threat to our kids' safety."
It's become "the biggest controversy Sacramento has seen in a while," notes The Sacramento Bee.
Now, of course, Democrats are backtracking.
