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In reply to the discussion: Why aren't the "progressives" who are going after Harris, Booker, Patrick, and Pelosi [View all]lapucelle
(18,238 posts)"Concerns" about the troubling Senator Harris have been addressed in other threads, and the word "distraction" is a reference to the dismissive marginalization of a very different issue. (Even if it were relevant, I have a policy against entertaining the "explain please" prompt.)
But your remark about "the questions surrounding Senator Harris and criminal justice issues" being a topic of discussion in your community piqued my interest, so I searched and searched. (It's not that I don't trust your assurances. It's just that I was wondering where that community might be.)
Here's what I found:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/07/kamala-harris-went-to-prison-so-others-wont-have-to/
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/07/kamala-harris-went-to-prison-so-others-wont-have-to/
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-sen-kamala-harris-optimistic-1500400758-htmlstory.html#nt=outfit
http://www.theroot.com/kamala-harris-takes-on-bail-reform-in-her-1st-bill-as-s-1797091490
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/342506-kamala-harris-slams-sessions-on-criminal-justice
http://www.essence.com/culture/kamala-harris-women-incarceration-rates-criminal-justice-reform
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article74792387.html