Posted on Apr 15, 2021
Ted Cruz among six Republicans to vote down bill to end anti-Asian hate crimes
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Ted Cruz was among six Republicans who voted against a bill on Wednesday that would strengthen federal efforts to end rampant anti-Asian hate crimes in America.
An overwhelming majority of senators voted to advance the legislation directing the Justice Department to "facilitate the expedited review" of hate crimes against Asian communities.
But six Republicans — Texas senator Mr Cruz, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Josh Hawley from Missouri, Rand Paul from Kentucky, Tommy Tuberville from Alabama, and Roger Marshall from Kansas — voted against it.
An overwhelming majority of senators voted to advance the legislation directing the Justice Department to "facilitate the expedited review" of hate crimes against Asian communities.
But six Republicans — Texas senator Mr Cruz, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Josh Hawley from Missouri, Rand Paul from Kentucky, Tommy Tuberville from Alabama, and Roger Marshall from Kansas — voted against it.
Ted Cruz among six Republicans to vote down bill to end anti-Asian hate crimes
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
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WOW...that's all you got? I will tell you I have lived in the northern tier and have seen and experienced more blatant racism than in the South. Just one example is that I had an African American recruiter in a small town in Ohio. The way they were treated, his wife left because she was afraid for her life. A potential recruit came in and said can I speak to TSgt x. My recruiter said that is me what can I do for you...the potential recruit stepped back and said well if that is the Air Force I won't join and work for "N". My recruiter walked him out by every other recruiting office, all services, and told them what happened and they all escorted him to the door and told him to never come back. We ended up having to remove that recruiter because of numerous racial threats and rallies. We closed that recruiting station all together. Something similar happened in WV, PA, Maryland, and New York...the south does not have a monopoly on this.
WOW...that's all you got? I will tell you I have lived in the northern tier and have seen and experienced more blatant racism than in the South. Just one example is that I had an African American recruiter in a small town in Ohio. The way they were treated, his wife left because she was afraid for her life. A potential recruit came in and said can I speak to TSgt x. My recruiter said that is me what can I do for you...the potential recruit stepped back and said well if that is the Air Force I won't join and work for "N". My recruiter walked him out by every other recruiting office, all services, and told them what happened and they all escorted him to the door and told him to never come back. We ended up having to remove that recruiter because of numerous racial threats and rallies. We closed that recruiting station all together. Something similar happened in WV, PA, Maryland, and New York...the south does not have a monopoly on this.
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56-44 Doesn't sound like an "overwhelming majority" to me.
The problem with an "expedited review" of anything is that it is accomplished in one of two ways. Either you cut corners, but making assumptions, doing less thorough verifications, or skipping confirmations. Or you put other stuff on the back burner. The first case leads to shoddy work, false accusations (sometimes even false convictions), and a whole host of other law enforcement maladies. The second case means other crimes are somehow now "less important" and go unsolved while pursuing the crime du jour. Which is all well and good, as long as there isn't a new crime du jour tomorrow, which kicks the "unsexy" crimes further and further down the road.
The problem with an "expedited review" of anything is that it is accomplished in one of two ways. Either you cut corners, but making assumptions, doing less thorough verifications, or skipping confirmations. Or you put other stuff on the back burner. The first case leads to shoddy work, false accusations (sometimes even false convictions), and a whole host of other law enforcement maladies. The second case means other crimes are somehow now "less important" and go unsolved while pursuing the crime du jour. Which is all well and good, as long as there isn't a new crime du jour tomorrow, which kicks the "unsexy" crimes further and further down the road.
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