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Kamala Harris had a chance to show her true colors
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Master Bruce
Jan 22, 2021, 4:47:17 PM1/22/21
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Even as late as 2014, when running for reelection as Attorney General,
when Harris was asked about legalization, with the reporter noting her
opponent’s support of the issue, Harris simply laughed in the face of
the reporter.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/kamala-harris-packed-california-prisons-for-peddling-pot/
And this wasn’t the first time, in 2010 when pressed on the issue at
a forum defending her “Back on Track” program that advocated
prosecuting first time drug and marijuana offenders, Harris similarly
laughed off the question, going on to state “I’m not a proponent of
that, but I know that there are a lot of people who are. It’s not my
issue.”
Kamala Is A Cop. No matter how excited Democratic voters may be about
having the first woman of color on a presidential ticket, and no
matter how liberal her Senate voting record may be, there is no
escaping the fact that Senator Kamala Harris built her political
career on her record as a prosecutor. In that position she oversaw the
arrest and prosecution of thousands of people, mostly young people of
color, for marijuana and other drug offenses.
That record has her selection as Biden’s running mate being roundly
criticized, and not only by progressives who see her history as a
“law-and-order” prosecutor and record of fighting to uphold wrongful
convictions while in office. Conservatives, particularly libertarian
leaning Republicans who have long been supportive of criminal justice
reform have been harshly critical of her support for prosecuting
so-called “quality of life” crimes that generally involve low level
non-violent offenses like marijuana charges. Even the Trump campaign,
in its drive to win over African American voters, has gotten in on the
“Kamala Is A Cop” action.
More @
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2020/08/19/a-vp-kamala-harris-would-be-a-disaster-for-marijuana-policy/?sh=2baa6a3dc3c8
when Harris was asked about legalization, with the reporter noting her
opponent’s support of the issue, Harris simply laughed in the face of
the reporter.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/kamala-harris-packed-california-prisons-for-peddling-pot/
And this wasn’t the first time, in 2010 when pressed on the issue at
a forum defending her “Back on Track” program that advocated
prosecuting first time drug and marijuana offenders, Harris similarly
laughed off the question, going on to state “I’m not a proponent of
that, but I know that there are a lot of people who are. It’s not my
issue.”
Kamala Is A Cop. No matter how excited Democratic voters may be about
having the first woman of color on a presidential ticket, and no
matter how liberal her Senate voting record may be, there is no
escaping the fact that Senator Kamala Harris built her political
career on her record as a prosecutor. In that position she oversaw the
arrest and prosecution of thousands of people, mostly young people of
color, for marijuana and other drug offenses.
That record has her selection as Biden’s running mate being roundly
criticized, and not only by progressives who see her history as a
“law-and-order” prosecutor and record of fighting to uphold wrongful
convictions while in office. Conservatives, particularly libertarian
leaning Republicans who have long been supportive of criminal justice
reform have been harshly critical of her support for prosecuting
so-called “quality of life” crimes that generally involve low level
non-violent offenses like marijuana charges. Even the Trump campaign,
in its drive to win over African American voters, has gotten in on the
“Kamala Is A Cop” action.
More @
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2020/08/19/a-vp-kamala-harris-would-be-a-disaster-for-marijuana-policy/?sh=2baa6a3dc3c8
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