In an absurd twist, Joe Biden will soon sign a criminal justice bill introduced by a member of Congress most famous for saying the Jan. 6 riots resembled a “normal tourist visit.”
This effort by Republicans, who organized to block the code, was a wild success. We are looking at a situation where Joe Biden will soon sign a criminal justice bill introduced in the House by Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde, who is most famous forHow did this get so far?First it was the House Republicans who wanted to put their Democratic counterparts in a tough spot.
To do so, they used a disapproval mechanism under the Home Rule Act that gives Congress a window of time to nullify recently passed laws in D.C. It was a bit of a set-up: This scenario would force Democrats to choose between their commitment to D.C. self-government and their fear of being tagged as crime-loving criminals in campaign ads. Thirty-one House Democrats, many of them in vulnerable districts, eschewed looking “soft on crime” and voted for the bill in early February.
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