This is utterly insane, and it does not represent mainstream Democratic Party thinking in any way. This is dangerous, and every Democratic Member of Congress should condemn this. I will be calling @tedlieu in the morning to make sure he does. https://twitter.com/rashidatlaib/status/1381745303997534216">https://twitter.com/rashidatl...
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https://www.newsweek.com/81-black-americans-dont-want-less-police-presence-despite-protestssome-want-more-cops-poll-1523093">https://www.newsweek.com/81-black-...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/22/abolish-police-gallup-poll/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20...
https://news.gallup.com/poll/316571/black-americans-police-retain-local-presence.aspx">https://news.gallup.com/poll/3165...
https://news.gallup.com/poll/315962/americans-say-policing-needs-major-changes.aspx">https://news.gallup.com/poll/3159...
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/poll-voters-defund-police-reforms-324774">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...
https://morningconsult.com/2020/06/17/defund-the-police-community-programs-polling/">https://morningconsult.com/2020/06/1...
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/09/889618702/police-viewed-less-favorably-but-few-want-to-defund-them-survey-finds">https://www.npr.org/sections/...
Now that we’ve checked the polls, let’s see how abolishing police worked out in real life when it was briefly implemented. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/29/chop-chaz-shooting-seattle-police-free-zone">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/us/seattle-protests-CHOP-CHAZ-autonomous-zone.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/2...
https://www.city-journal.org/end-of-chaz ">https://www.city-journal.org/end-of-ch...
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Democrats in both the House and Senate are leading an effort to enact reform, with chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Karen Bass as well as Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, and House Judiciary Democrats also steering the reform. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whats-in-the-justice-in-policing-act">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/...
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7120">https://www.congress.gov/bill/116t...