They must be trying to turn the nation into an area similar to fellow Squad member Ilhan Omar’s nation of origin, Somalia
‘Squad’ Dems Tlaib, Pressley introduce bill bill to defund police, give reparations
Two congressional “squad” members unveiled a wide-ranging proposal Tuesday to defund police departments and establish a reparations program for African Americans and people harmed by the police and the criminal justice system.
Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, both Democrats, announced the BREATHE Act via a virtual conference call. Both lawmakers are part of the four-member “squad,” a group of female progressive House members that includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and ‎Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
“We can start to envision through this bill a new version for public safety — a new vision for public safety, one that protects and affirms black lives,†Tlaib said, according to the New York Post.
The legislation has not been introduced. Ocasio-Cortez and Omar were not announced as backers of the proposal.
Now that is an interesting point: not introduced. Will they? Or is this just an attempt to patronize their unhinged base?
Under the bill, federal funds to local police and federal agencies would be slashed and diverted to pay for health care, education, environmental housing programs. It would eliminate federal programs and agencies used to finance Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the controversial Department of Defense 1033 program, which transfers excess military equipment to civilian law enforcement agencies.
This is one reason why it is nuts that citizens are required to give so much of their hard earned money to the federal government, rather than their state and local governments: should Los Federales really be funding local police? Which gives them a measure of control over the police? It’s not in the Constitution as really one of their roles. ICE, though, would be part of the federal government’s duties.
Other provisions include abolishing surveillance tactics disproportionately used to target minority communities, electronic monitoring — including ankle monitors, smartphone apps and other tools – ending civil asset forfeiture, ending the “three strikes” law and repealing laws that criminalize illegal immigration.
In addition, it would offer a 50 percent match of savings for states to close down detention facilities and prisons, the elimination of gang databases and the forgiving of all fees and surcharges within the justice system.
Wow, they’re going full on moonbat, are they not? Full Category 5 Moonbat. One of the major reasons for the increase in violence in Democratic Party run Chicago is the growth of gangs, mostly black ones.
The reparations provisions include the passing the Commission to Study Reparation Proposal for African-Americans Act and establishing commissions to “design reparations” for mass incarceration to include those caught up in the War on Drugs, border and police violence and the “systemic violation of the U.S. Government’s treaty obligations to Tribal nations.â€
Sure, why not. Let’s give reparations to people who’ve done time for breaking the law.
The will most likely not submit the bill, as it probably won’t even pass the Dem controlled House (almost none of the legislation introduced by Squad members has passed), and it won’t pass the Senate. However, if introduced, the Senate should take it up and have a debate and vote on it, putting Democrats on the record.
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