The Senate Republicans’ police reform bill, spearheaded by South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, an African American, has hit an impasse.
To start the debate on Scott’s Justice Act, Republicans needed 60 votes. They got 55.
Per Fox News:
This effectively freezes police reform in Congress for now, even if the House approves its own measure on Thursday.
“The Senate was supposed to officially take up police reform on the floor today. Instead, our Democratic colleagues are poised to turn this routine step into a partisan impasse,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fumed, saying the bill was a “first offer” and could have been altered during the debate process.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate have proposed bills amid the movement to reform policing in the wake of Floyd’s death last month in Minneapolis police custody.
The GOP legislation, spearheaded by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., would beef up requirements for law enforcement to compile use of force reports. It would also establish the Breonna Taylor Notification Act to track “no-knock” warrants. To focus on ending chokeholds, it encourages agencies to do away with the practice or risk losing federal funds.
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Somebody needs to do something to those worthless Democrats who are not going to support anything other than their communist plans that they have already cooked up…..
However, it is fixed where no one can do anything to the crybaby brat acting old bags…..
VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE COME ELECTION TIME>>The Dems are a waste of tax payer money.They all got rich from the kick backs ,bribes and all their crooked dealings.Time for a reform,Vote Trump 2020
I agree with you Wilber!
Not really block because both sides have a screwed up knee jerk response to Police reform so it is TIME for BOTH sides 2 members per side (2 Dems, 2 repubs and 2 independents to sit down and put together a real enforceable plan for reform. There should be 1 person from Legal department with NO political ties at all to finalize it into simple legal terms that should have bite for failure to follow the reform protocols.
What needs to be reformed is the violent protesters and looters. 99% of the cops are fine.
Totally agree Nick1….the BLM folks are mostly white and they are being funded by the Democraps of course. And the money the Hollyweird commies are throwing at them go to a bunch of white democraps…Pocahonky, Jim Crow Joe, and others….also probably Mitt Romney who is really a Dumbocrap…..
Mitt Romney and the democrats should all have a cop kneel on their necks for ten minutes!
HEY DUMBOCRAPS! Speaking of murder, say PLANNED PARENTHOOD! Cannibalism comes to mind as well.
Why do we continue to pay the Democrats? When they do come up with a Bill, it’s loaded with crap that we don’t need and can’t afford. There are no real Democrats in Washington. All we have is a bunch of robots without brains that do as they are instructed by the real “Power” in the Democrat Party – George Soros. Please vote wisely in November so we can start to get some things done in Washington besides watching rioters destroy our Nation.
Wake up America…The democrats are pushing us toward socialist/communist party lines. Don’t believe it go back and check history They want to control everything we do,say ,live .All they do is try to grab power/and control of the people.Government controls everything….even your thinking,sounds familiar? Vote in Nov For Trump and the GOP. A democrat vote you will be voteing for socialist/communist>>>
Won’t be no reform until the Dems write it their way, and the Republicans don’t try to make changes that will protect American citizens.
I agree with you Wilber!
YES ! Why don’t you put these words on facebook!!! We need more like you.!
The hypocritical DemocRATs strike again! They’re worthless America haters!
The Democrats aren’t interested in progress. They want to make this an election issue. They really are not really interested in blacks. They just want to maintain the appearance of concern so they can get blacks to march to their tune. I can’t believe more blacks haven’t realized they have been exploited by the Democrats for decades.
THEY KNOW POLICE ARE OK FOR MOST PART ALREADY. THIS UPROAR IS JUST TO KEEP THEM OFF THEIR BUDDIES, THE MOBSTERS AND LIBERALS.
Career politicians need to be stopped! What do they do for anyone except themselves & their families????
I agree with you Ruth!
Term limits anyone?
YES!! TERM LIMITS NOW!!
Does this mean dems don’t want Reform?
Anything good for the people of America, the Democrats always BLOCK because they hate America.
Since the Democrats own BLM and they are joined financially at the hip, send a $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 20 BILLION Dollar bil to the Democrat Party for damages and destruction done by protestors, demonstrators, rioters, and looters, including damage done to statures and buildings owned by the public, but which were allowed to be destroyed by democratic Mayors and Governors through the BLM crowd and their cronies. If they fail to immediately pay the bill freeze theoir bank accounts while the trial is going on until they either pay or are exonerated.
Democrats are not looking for solutions, never were, they are looking for chaos. They want to bring down this Nation and the US Constitution. Democrats, such as, Hillary Clinton, Obama, and many others in the demoncrat party want to destroy the very document that has provided us with a written document of freedom and security. The very document that provides Freedom for all races of people. The Democrat party is and always has been the party of the KKK, and of slavery. If the common, everyday working man and woman of the democrat party got what they ask for, they will know what slavery really is and there will be a high cost to regain what you loose in ignorance.
Floyd Hardee I would back that idea in a New Yawk minute!!! The Democraps arrogantly think they run this country…and they do…no one has the gonads to stand behind Trump in that worthless so called Republican Congress….Stop paying all of them…
Where is Mitch McConnell on his bully pulpit pounding this message home every hour on the hour until the BS of the minority, specifically Spatacus and Giant Kimala stops?
The GOP really needs to get smart and thank their feckless old bulls for their service {McConnell, Graham, Cornyn, et al} and put into leadership positions those who have energy, street savvy and are not afraid to take the fight to the Democrats and shine the naked light of day on their actions and intentions.
As things stand, while Republicans are deciding to explain the rules of fair fighting to Democrats they up and kick the Republicans square in the nuts. Happens every time. And we are sick of it.