Democratic Primaries

OneBro

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4. Nope.

Fri Jul 26, 2019, 03:28 AM

Jul 2019

It was cowardly to support such an ill-conceived, racist bill in 1994, and it is boldly offensive to stand up in 2019 and pat yourself on the back for such a festering mark in US jurisprudence.

Yes, plenty of black “leaders” supported the legislation, but Maxine Waters was sounding the alarm early and loudly that the law would bring mandatory sledgehammers upon heads in the black community, while keeping the “let’s not ruin his future” approach in the white community.

This is no less offensive than patting one’s self on the back in 2019 for having lazily voted for the Iraq War simply because it was the safest thing to do politically.

The original vote in ‘94 was bad enough, but the stubborn refusal to acknowledge such poor judgment suggests a predictable future of continued poor judgment.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Eddie Bernice Johnson's courageous stand for '94 crime bill shows she's wiser than her progressive [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2019 OP

The More You Know 🌈 oasis Jul 2019 #1

I saw the news from my safe Surburban neighborhood. Blue_true Jul 2019 #21

A plea for a remedy produced an imperfect bill. Certainly nothing oasis Jul 2019 #22

I think people who weren't alive during the 90s crime wave may not grasp Recursion Jul 2019 #2

And I doubt if more than a few people on DU BlueWI Jul 2019 #23

Then could the bill have had that effect? treestar Jul 2019 #37

Well, if you pass a bill in 1994 the impact is at least a year out. BlueWI Jul 2019 #38

I need more time for my research treestar Jul 2019 #39

Yes, the cable channels starting all those crime shows too treestar Jul 2019 #36

I'm so grateful to Cha Jul 2019 #3

Nope. OneBro Jul 2019 #4

No it wasn't "Cowardly".. that's a gratuitous Cha Jul 2019 #5

You don't have to agree with my summary. OneBro Jul 2019 #6

I'm just saying.. you lose by Cha Jul 2019 #7

Fair enough. OneBro Jul 2019 #8

As someone who has lived in a high crime area for most of my life... Kahuna7 Jul 2019 #17

+1 oasis Jul 2019 #19

Have you no sympathy for DUI victims? OneBro Jul 2019 #25

Reading is fundamental... Kahuna7 Jul 2019 #27

So is logic. OneBro Jul 2019 #28

Which you have none of. Go peddle your hyperbole somewhere else... Kahuna7 Jul 2019 #29

read the article - the bill had good in it too treestar Jul 2019 #35

Here's what Bernie Sanders said about the bill he voted for: betsuni Jul 2019 #9

Here's something else BS said at the time.. Cha Jul 2019 #10

"Bernie Sanders' strong record of supporting tough on crime legislation." betsuni Jul 2019 #14

So predictable NYMinute Jul 2019 #11

Which? OneBro Jul 2019 #26

Opposition to the crime bill's history is predictable NYMinute Jul 2019 #31

Ah. I doubt that they'll get any traction. OneBro Jul 2019 #40

K and R oasis Jul 2019 #12

she's embarassingly wrong bigtree Jul 2019 #13

I hope not! loyalsister Jul 2019 #16

I trust what Congresswoman Cha Jul 2019 #15

The rising intensity of crime in the inner cities had to be dealt with. oasis Jul 2019 #18

Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson is easy Cha Jul 2019 #20

K&R highplainsdem Jul 2019 #24

yikes. Doubling down on being wrong Kurt V. Jul 2019 #30

People can disagree about the 1994 Crime Bill, but to do it again... aikoaiko Jul 2019 #32

Eddie Bernice Johnson is an amazing woman and is well respected in the Texas Democratic Party Gothmog Jul 2019 #33

There was a lot more to that bill than meets the eye treestar Jul 2019 #34