It’s
been a while since Congressional Democrats have spoken the words, “Defund the
police.” That was a very popular phrase
in 2020. But after the last election, Democrats learned how truly toxic it is
with ordinary Americans. Now they dare not say the words, “Defund the police.”
But
make no mistake about it, liberals are still trying to do just that. A recent
nominee for a high-level post at the Department of Justice said she wasn’t in
favor of defunding the police. But she has talked about, “overspending on
criminal justice system infrastructure and policing.” That’s just a fancier way
of saying, “Cut police budgets.” Fortunately, the voters are standing up to
them. I want to give you two examples.
First,
voters in Minneapolis will go to the polls on November 2nd and decide whether
to replace that city’s police department with a “Department of Public Safety.”
This supposed “Department of Public Safety” would take a “comprehensive public
health approach” to keeping the city safe. Under this idea, police officers
could be employed if necessary. Well, the American voters have news for the
people who got this initiative on the ballot in Minneapolis. Police officers
are absolutely necessary there – and they’re necessary in every other community
as well.
In
Austin, Texas, voters will have a chance to restore funding for their police
force, funding that the city council slashed last year. The murder rate in
Austin is higher than it has ever been. The news is reporting that so far 71 people
have been killed there, passing the previous record of 59 murders set all the
way back in 1984 – and we still have two months left in the year.
Some
Austin voters have had enough and they’re trying to restore common sense. Under
the Proposition A ballot initiative, the city would have to maintain at least
two police officers for every 1,000 residents, which is more than they have now.
But not everybody likes that, and liberal Dark Money groups have pumped half a
million dollars into defeating Proposition A. Those same groups recently subsidized
the campaigns of hard-left district attorneys all throughout the country. That
includes the San Francisco district attorney who has let drug and property
crimes skyrocket. San Francisco is now getting hammered with out-of-control
drug use – and shoplifting there is practically a way of life.
I
hope Austin voters will make sure their city doesn’t go the same way. I’d think
they’d want to be safe from criminals and the drugs they push. Liberal politicians
are no longer saying it out loud. But make no mistake about it – many of them
still want to defund the police. If Minneapolis and Austin let their police
forces wither on the vine, voters all across the nation and all across the
political spectrum will send a very clear message to the hard left in the next
election. Voters everywhere should stand up and say no.
