Hi, all, and happy Thursday! It’s been a busy morning, with President Biden’s new budget being released. I’ve been on a call with the White House already, and I’m now listening to Joe Biden speak—at length!—about his proposal. This budget is, of course, an extensive wishlist of Democratic priorities, but it’s also chock full of items that poll well with the American people
Just a note that it’s not Jill Protasiewicz - it’s Janet! Please don’t text your WI friends and get the details wrong; it’s weird enough to get those messages already. 🙂
Lots of good actions to take today. I kinda want to write a thank you email to Newsome for telling Walgreens where they can stick it. (I mean, I know I can but maybe others want to sign the card too). Seems like sometimes we should be saying "Yes, more of that" in addition to "Stop that."
Can anything be done to get Biden to reconsider whether to veto the bill that's gone thru Congress blocking the adoption of the D.C. city council's rewrite of the criminal code for the nation's capital?
He seems to have bought into the "tough on crime" talking points if he follows through on signing this.
The revised code is not, "soft on crime" - it's a much needed revision and updating of a code that's well over 100 years old. "The D.C. bill is the product of a years-long review that involved various stakeholders in the criminal justice system. It passed the D.C. council unanimously...
At issue in what was a sweeping but otherwise noncontroversial effort to overhaul D.C.'s criminal statutes are provisions to reduce the maximum penalties for crimes like armed carjacking from 40 years down to 24, which supporters argue is in line with the actual sentences handed down in court in recent years. "
I am disheartened that there is not more information coming out about the atrocity of Cop City in Atlanta, and information about more ways we can work against it.
Just a note that it’s not Jill Protasiewicz - it’s Janet! Please don’t text your WI friends and get the details wrong; it’s weird enough to get those messages already. 🙂
Lots of good actions to take today. I kinda want to write a thank you email to Newsome for telling Walgreens where they can stick it. (I mean, I know I can but maybe others want to sign the card too). Seems like sometimes we should be saying "Yes, more of that" in addition to "Stop that."
Can anything be done to get Biden to reconsider whether to veto the bill that's gone thru Congress blocking the adoption of the D.C. city council's rewrite of the criminal code for the nation's capital?
He seems to have bought into the "tough on crime" talking points if he follows through on signing this.
The revised code is not, "soft on crime" - it's a much needed revision and updating of a code that's well over 100 years old. "The D.C. bill is the product of a years-long review that involved various stakeholders in the criminal justice system. It passed the D.C. council unanimously...
At issue in what was a sweeping but otherwise noncontroversial effort to overhaul D.C.'s criminal statutes are provisions to reduce the maximum penalties for crimes like armed carjacking from 40 years down to 24, which supporters argue is in line with the actual sentences handed down in court in recent years. "
https://popular.info/p/a-crime-against-democracy
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/08/1161902691/d-c-crime-bill-biden-overturn
I am disheartened that there is not more information coming out about the atrocity of Cop City in Atlanta, and information about more ways we can work against it.