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The Congressional Black Caucus voted to preserve police militarization
« on: September 03, 2014, 10:05:16 PM »
The Congressional Black Caucus voted to preserve police militarization
http://theweek.com/speedreads/index/267477/speedreads-the-congressional-black-caucus-voted-to-preserve-police-militarization

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In June of this year, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) introduced an amendment to halt the Pentagon's 1033 program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars of military-grade weapons and equipment to local police annually. The amendment overwhelmingly failed, and just seven out of 41 voting members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) supported it.

That vote has drawn controversy in the wake of this summer's protests and grotesquely militarized police response in Ferguson, Mo. Ferguson's own congressman is Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.); he is a member of the CBC, and he voted against demilitarizing police.

Even with Ferguson, the Congressional Black Caucus voted for police militarization. Irony.
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Re: The Congressional Black Caucus voted to preserve police militarization
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2014, 10:10:35 PM »
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In June of this year, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) introduced an amendment to halt the Pentagon's 1033 program

This would be the only thing I could conceivably agree with that shyster lunatic on.
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Re: The Congressional Black Caucus voted to preserve police militarization
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2014, 10:36:12 PM »
Quote from: Ptarmigan on September 03, 2014, 10:05:16 PM
The Congressional Black Caucus voted to preserve police militarization
http://theweek.com/speedreads/index/267477/speedreads-the-congressional-black-caucus-voted-to-preserve-police-militarization

Even with Ferguson, the Congressional Black Caucus voted for police militarization. Irony.

The vote happened before Ferguson. Grayson needs to reintroduce bill and see if they still vote against it.
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