State Department Welcomes Political Prisoners from Nicaragua
News reports out of Washington, D.C. this week indicate that Nicaragua is sending over 220 political prisoners to the United States. They were arrested for protesting against their government and were harshly punished and locked away in awful prison conditions. Secretary of State Blinken issued a statement “welcoming their release as step towards addressing human rights abuses.” Another U.S. official noted those freed had “spent years in prison, many of them for exercising their fundamental freedoms, in awful conditions and with no access to due process.” Does any of this sound eerily familiar? It is exactly like our J6 political prisoners. Nearly one year has passed and the treatment of political prisoners held in detention facilities Washington, DC in relation to the event of January 6 is appalling. The physical conditions described by these inmates can only be described as inhumane. Perhaps our state department will work on releasing our own political prisoners?
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History shows it was a grave mistake to give the residents of D.C. the power to govern themselves. It is time for Congress to fully take back its powers of governance here. The local D.C. government has a long history of corruption, ineptitude, incompetence and inability to run a safe and functioning city.
Washington, D.C., as the nation’s capital, should be beautiful, safe and open to all Americans. In reality, it has often been overrun with crime, drugs, homelessness and every other problem that democrat governance brings. Over the last few years, we have seen the consequences of democrats’ embrace of the radical “Defund the Police” and “No Cash Bail” movements. In D.C., rape and sexual abuse is up 117 percent. Motor vehicle theft is up 86 percent. And homicides have increased by 20 percent. Keep in mind, D.C. started with a very high crime rate, so these year to year increases are staggering.
By slashing police budgets, ending cash bail, and allowing violent offenders back onto our streets, radical democrats have made our communities less safe. D.C. is no exception.
Recently, the D.C. City Council voted to revise the district’s criminal code and soften penalties for violent crimes. Car jacking, a serious felony, is endemic in D.C. No one is safe in their cars there. Rather than taking steps to stop car jackers and imprison them for a warranted 25 years, the D.C. City Council instead opted to decriminalize car jacking. The D.C. Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 Act eliminated mandatory minimum sentences for all crimes except first-degree murder. It eliminated life sentences and reduced maximum penalties for violent crimes, such as burglary, carjackings, and robberies.
In short, it made serious crimes easier and more rewarding to commit since the criminals may not even get jail time – ever. The legislation was so bad, even far-left D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed it. However, on January 17, the D.C. Council voted 12-1 to override Mayor Bower’s veto.
Under the D.C. Home Rule Act, Congress can stop D.C. Council actions from taking effect. To do so, both the House and Senate must pass a joint resolution of disapproval within 60 days for criminal code reforms, and the President must also sign the resolution.
I therefore this week I also voted for H.J. Res. 26, legislation disapproving of this soft-on-crime law that will surely result in more innocent Americans getting killed and raped in D.C.
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