With rising crime and the approaching midterms, Republicans have moved far past the First Step Act
recently called the First Step Act — which he opposed — a “deadly mistake.” And in Georgia on Monday night, Republican gubernatorial candidates, former Georgia Sen. David Perdue and Gov. Brian Kemp clashed in a debate over who and what is to blame for rising crime in the state.
“I personally think there’s just as many people that want to do criminal justice reform as the last several years, but I think their voices are quiet now, and those that are opposed to the First Step Act are still opposed and have gotten louder,” said Brett Tolman from the conservative group Right on Crime. Tolman added that much work continues behind the scenes. “It feels like we just have to bide our time a bit and get past when the emotion of all of the political rhetoric is at the forefront.
Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley questions U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing on March 22, 2022, in Washington, D.C. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images “President Trump was always skeptical that it was the right policy and that it would be received well by voters, and he has remarked to almost anyone who’d listen that it was something Jared talked him into,” said one former Trump official. “There’s always a certain push and pull with President Trump between being the hardliner and the deal-maker and this is a classic example of where that conflict emerged in the policy sense.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NFL’s Laremy Tunsil Turns Notorious Gas Mask Bong Video Into NFTNFL star Laremy Tunsil took an infamous viral video of him smoking marijuana released during the 2016 NFL Draft and has made it into a nonfungible token that will go to auction. NFT
Read more »
Canadian astronauts no longer free to rob and kill with abandon in space or on the moonAmendment buried in 2022 federal budget bill extends Canadian criminal jurisdiction to the cosmos
Read more »
Canadian astronauts no longer free to rob and kill with abandon in space or on the moonAmendment buried in 2022 federal budget bill extends Canadian criminal jurisdiction to the cosmos
Read more »
Epix Docuseries ‘Fall River,’ Oxygen’s ‘Cold Justice’ Among CrimeCon’s First-Ever Clue Awards Winners (EXCLUSIVE)Epix’s four-part docuseries “Fall River” and Oxygen’s “Cold Justice” were among the key winners of CrimeCon’s first annual Clue Awards, announced on Saturday nig…
Read more »
Kenai couple indicted on federal tax evasion, fraud chargesA dentist from Kenai and his wife have been indicted on an array of fraud, and money laundering charges among others, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Read more »
Kenai couple indicted on federal tax evasion, fraud chargesA dentist from Kenai and his wife have been indicted on an array of fraud, and money laundering charges among others, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Read more »