Every time you invoke these two bills as an ill-conceived fig leaf for what is otherwise an indefensible and unconscionable choice, expect to get checked.
It is not possible for Donald Trump to have earned your "support" in 2016 due to either the First Step Act or the Fair Chance Act. He did not run on either policy, nor were they even
his initiatives. He reportedly
expressed regret for signing the First Step Act.
The Fair Chance Act was incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act for 2020. His refusal to veto this is hardly a measure of his "ability to get bipartisan legislation passed." It's literally the
national defense budget.
There was no Second Step Act.
President Trump began the month hosting a White House celebration with people freed from prison by the First Step Act. He told the April Fools' Day gathering the White House would work on a Second Step Act "right away."Despite the day, Trump was not joking. But he was also not correct.Sources...
www.washingtonexaminer.com
This is what you voted for -
TWICE:
And that's
exactly what you got:
Private executioners paid in cash. Middle-of-the-night killings. False or incomplete justifications. ProPublica obtained court records showing how the outgoing administration is using its final days to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II.
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