One thing that it would seem nearly all conservatives and/or Republicans could agree upon is that, in the midst of a crime uptick and in the waning months of a soft-on-crime liberal presidency, now is not the time to pass “criminal justice reform” of that president’s liking. But apparently that’s not true. Roll Call reports, “The House will take up legislation to overhaul the criminal justice system in September, Speaker Paul D. Ryan said.”
The Senate version of criminal-justice reform is opposed by Jeff Sessions, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Tom Cotton. They rightly recognize that a Nixonian, tough-on-crime moment is not the time to pursue McGovern-esque solutions on matters of law and order. This is especially true when dealing with an administration that has taken to calling some criminals “justice-involved individuals.”
