Thursday, May 14, 2015

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Contest: After Surrendering On Crime, What Will The GOP Cave On Next?

Bloomberg News ran a happy news story this week about the “surprising” development of Republicans joining Democrats in their effort to end our “incarceration generation” by the simple expedient of putting fewer criminals in prison. (Lots of good ideas involve ham-fisted, Johnnie Cochran-style rhymes.) [The Incredible, Bipartisan, Kumbaya Moment for Criminal Justice Reform, By Emily Greenhouse, May 11, 2015]
And Bloomberg wasn’t just talking about the media’s usual lickspittle, Sen. Rand Paul.
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Texas governor Rick Perry have all called for “new” approaches to allegedly “non-violent” drug crimes—i.e., any approach other than prison.
Perry says: “You want to talk about real conservative governance? Shut prisons down. Save that money.” ...