Posted on 12/19/2018 1:14:13 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The Senate passed a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill on Tuesday night, handing a significant victory to President Trump and senators who lobbied to advance the legislation before the end of the year.
Senators voted 87-12 on the legislation, which merges a House-passed prison reform bill aimed at reducing recidivism with a handful of changes to sentencing laws and mandatory minimum prison sentences.
Its passage is also a win for Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, who took on criminal justice reform as one of his primary policy goals and who has lobbied individual senators to back the bill for months.
Conservative lawmakers had scrambled to make changes to the White House-backed bill ahead of the vote Tuesday night. Twelve Republican senators ended up voting against the measure despite Trump’s support.
The bill still needs to clear the House, which starts back in session on Wednesday, before it can go to Trump’s desk for a signature. Advocates believe it will get a vote in the lower chamber as soon as Thursday as lawmakers aim to wrap up their work this week before leaving town for the holiday recess.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) indicated after the Senate vote that the House would take it up before the end of the year.
"Criminal justice reform is about giving more Americans a chance at redemption. The House looks forward to sending it to the president to become law," he said in a tweet....
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
When did we put Kissinger, Jarret or Rove there?
Oh boy. More democrat voters soon to be set free.
After a few more trillion in chuck n nancy deals, aftwe releasing violent criminals. Gosh, what a deal. And surely it wont be amnesty, right?
More democrats dreams coming true.. not surprising considering the legislation passed during this administration.
Pretty sure there will be “unintended consequences.”
Trump launches unprecedented reelection machine
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The GOP is filled with people who want exactly the opposite of what the President wants on immigration. That,more than the Dems, is why it won’t get passed. You would need 50 hardcore’s on immigration reform and there are legitimately about 10. Maybe another 10 who could be convinced and coerced. There are 0 Democrats in that category. The problem isn’t the house or Trump. The probably is more broadly the GOPe in the Senate
Crime will go UP, not down.
Anything labeled “reform” is always bad news.
I’ve noticed that about almost every article about legislation. The authors are only interested in which politicians are winning and losing. They are never interested in whether the people win or lose.
My rule of thumb is that anything labeled “reform” screws us big time.
It lets violent criminals out on the streets early and will undoubtedly lead to crimes that wouldn’t have happened if they’d stayed put through their original sentence.
When that happens, there will be a rightful blame put on Trump (unfortunately) and Kushner (fortunately).
Seven paragraphs in and the writer still hasnt talked about the content of the bill - just the politics of the bill. Stupid author.
Some advocates say the prison reform could release 4,000 people currently serving long sentences, give elderly and terminally ill inmates a path home and invest tens of millions in re-entry programming.
WIN? Jailbreak bill hands Trump a “*victory*? If Democrats support it, it’s gotta be nefarious.
96% of federal inmates pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
Thousands of “non-violent” criminals will become eligible for early release, and we will have no idea what crimes they actually committed.
49 “Yes” votes from Democrat Senators.
Legislation designed by Jared - who would have voted for Hillary if his father-in-law had not been running.
Legislation praised by the New York Times and the Washington Post.
Pathetic.
I completely agree.
Senator Lindsey Graham is running for president in 2020, in case anyone has not noticed.
I presume Graham voted “Yes” since Graham supported this Bill a couple months ago.
The bill only applies to early release for non-violent offenders. That will make for more room to house violent offenders. The federal prisons currently cost us taxpayers an average of $36,299.25 ($99.45 per day) to warehouse non-violent offenders.
That actually is untrue— https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/first-step-criminal-justice-reform-bill-whats-in-it/ —and even many “nonviolent” offenders are only nonviolent in that they took a plea deal for the lesser charges of what they committed.
How is letting folks out of jail sooner a big win?
How can it be a win when the Dems are all for it?
What about the Wall veto?
Oh joy! Criminals are set loose sooner...we are supposed to be happy about that? Win for the Dems...more of their voters go free IMO.
Big whoop....what about the Wall?
How are we supposed to call a bill supported by the Dems and RINO’s a victory?
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