MNBrewer (5,715 posts)
Senate Accepts Deal to Kick Formerly Incarcerated Off Food Benefits
http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/05/senate_accepts_bipartisan_deal_to_kick_formerly_incarcerated_off_food_benefits.html
Yesterday, Sen. Vitter of Louisiana offered up an amendment to permanently drop anyone ever convicted of a violent crime from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). According to Robert Greenstein, president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Democrats in the Senate obliged him. The amendment is for a farm bill, which is currently being debated in the Senate.
The amendment would bar from SNAP (food stamps), for life, anyone who was ever convicted of one of a specified list of violent crimes at any time — even if they committed the crime decades ago in their youth and have served their sentence, paid their debt to society, and been a good citizen ever since. In addition, the amendment would mean lower SNAP benefits for their children and other family members.
So, a young man who was convicted of a single crime at age 19 who then reforms and is now elderly, poor, and raising grandchildren would be thrown off SNAP, and his grandchildren’s benefits would be cut. … Democrats accepted it without trying to modify it to address its most ill-considered aspects.
liberalmike27 (1,992 posts)
64. Out of jail
Ready to give it a try. So let's starve them, to nearly assure recidivism.
Nuts!?
I honestly think they are TRYING to achieve chaos at this point, like they know the things they are suggesting will create violence and problems, and then they try to enact it.
Send those chaotic thoughts out to Republican politicians. (Sadly, watching The Secret, which I think sounds kind of ridiculous)
HiPointDem (17,152 posts)
84. i believe that too. so many of the policies being pushed today are almost guaranteed to provoke
unrest, crime, racial and class tension, and reaction -- like militias, mass shootings, proto-fascist groupings. and the hits just keep on coming. everywhere you look, in every area of life, they're pushing the envelope.
n2doc (26,121 posts)
19. The enabler party
Given the '60 vote' rule, note all dems have to put their necks out there to prevent this. But they clearly either are too chicken, or agree with, the proposed law.
Another reason to support tossing them all out (all multi-term incumbents in both the house and senate) and starting over.
Do it!
Make "Food stamps for violent criminals" your 2014 platform.
MADem (86,125 posts)
41. They are afraid of the FRAMING.
Dire music.
Dark ugly picture of candidate.
*Insert name of Democrat* voted to provide free food, paid for by taxpayers, to murderers, pedophiles and rapists.
It's a Willie Horton thing.
IOW: true
Tx4obama (28,965 posts)
5. Additional info...
Vitter #1056 (end food stamp eligibility for convicted violent rapists, pedophiles, and murders)
http://democrats.senate.gov/2013/05/22/franken-and-vitter-amendments-agreed-to/
S.AMDT.1056
Amends: S.954
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David (submitted 5/21/2013) (proposed 5/22/2013)
AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
To end food stamp eligibility for convicted violent rapists, pedophiles, and murderers.
TEXT OF AMENDMENT AS SUBMITTED: CR S3695
STATUS:
5/22/2013:
Amendment SA 1056 proposed by Senator Stabenow for Senator Vitter. (consideration: CR S3716-3717; text: CR S3717)
5/22/2013:
Amendment SA 1056 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:SP01056:
alp227 (20,488 posts)
28. DEBBIE STABENOW? Really?
Pete Hoekstra (her unsuccessful R challenger last year) might as well be a surrogate senator on this issue!
kestrel91316 (45,428 posts)
6. So, when those folks get hungry and don't have a job because no one hires
ex-cons, either, what do they think will happen? They gonna simply lay down and starve??
NO. THEY ARE GOING TO ROB BUSINESSES AND STEAL FOOD AND HURT PEOPLE.
Effing dumbasses.
So someone who commits violent crimes is supposed to get a free ride through life?
DO NOT tell me these idiots are kind hearted but misguided.
They are actively supporting those who seek to destroy our society.
If you're a member of the NRA defending your rights as written in the Constitution you're a terrorist.
If you watch Fox news you're a terrorist.
If you defend the unborn you're a terrorist.
If you complain about taxes being too high and squandered you're a terrorist.
Beat and rape someone and leave them half dead?
Aw, poor fellow.
How unfair for you.
Don't tell me this is an accident.
An on it goes.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022892356
