Today’s Edition (Vol 2, No. 69) “Open season.” After police shootings of unarmed Black men and women roiled America, Republicans decided that the problem is the protests that follow those shootings, not the killing of unarmed civilians by police. No GOP-controlled legislatures have passed police reform laws, but several have passed laws designed to discourage peaceful protests. As reported in the NYTimes, GOP-controlled state legislatures are enacting “anti-riot” legislation that is intended to discourage peaceful protests. See NYTimes, “
Do these state legislatures realize that if their anti-riot legislation was applied to the January 6 insurrection a whole lot of Republicans would be in jail? But of course they do, only BLM protests would trigger arrests, not KKK rallies.
Don’t know if you read the Bulwark, but two pieces today—Sarah Longwell and Olivia Troy—-about democracy and the GOP’s growing alliance with white supremacy are worth your time. Thank you again for your newsletter!
Do these state legislatures realize that if their anti-riot legislation was applied to the January 6 insurrection a whole lot of Republicans would be in jail? But of course they do, only BLM protests would trigger arrests, not KKK rallies.
Don’t know if you read the Bulwark, but two pieces today—Sarah Longwell and Olivia Troy—-about democracy and the GOP’s growing alliance with white supremacy are worth your time. Thank you again for your newsletter!