https://twitter.com/kloeffler/status/1269666838146940928?s=21
We’ll see if it sticks but talk about serving up a softball to the GOP
https://twitter.com/kloeffler/status/1269666838146940928?s=21
We’ll see if it sticks but talk about serving up a softball to the GOP
So in the last 48 hours
Romney, Condi Rice, Bush, not voting for Trump, and Colin Powell endorsing Biden.
Also. Mittens marching in the street in DC saying Black Lives Matter.
Woooooooeeeeee.
I’ve seen a couple people say they wish Bush would endorse Biden. Not sure if that would be a good thing or not. I guess if it swung TX it would be. But still skeptical
If Bush endorses Biden, he should do it as part of a former President coalition with Obama, Clinton, and Carter. Where their message is that Trump has defamed the office. Might go over better. Safer for Bush, a message of unity.
Well, well, look at that.
It is a fact that many key areas of American society require better funding than they are currently receiving and most American cities place greater emphasis on funding their police forces than the average Canadian or western European city.
You can adjust the terminology away from "defund the police," but I'm tired of the US being funded like a police state. If education, parks and recreation, housing and infrastructure need reform, we know what can take a hit. "Police reform" is not enough when reforming life for minorities could make over-policing a thing of the past. It's especially important that this be presented to leaders while city budgets are being reimagined due to the pandemic.
Abolishing police is a stupid proposal considering our gun situation. We're not ready for that, or even close.
It's a very complex issue, as fiscal budgets are already set in certain areas and money can't be readily shifted from one to another on a dime, but it's a matter of will and priority. The disenfranchised need to be heard and valued.Well, well, look at that.
I'm quite embarrassed I didn't realize that NYC's Police Budget equaled the combined budget of these several essential services.
I have been concerned about the militarization of the police over ?last decade (?)+ .
“Abolish the police” does not mean there will be no policing. It just means that you start afresh with a new institution rather that trying to fix a corrupt one with powerful unions. Look at what Camden, NJ did. Move towards community policing. It’s a global best practice.
Restart and reboot yourself“Restart the police”