Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) thinks that decreasing the penalties for Fentanyl possession will make life simpler for drug sellers.
Boebert tweeted:
After passing a invoice to homicide your unborn youngsters, Colorado Democrats are actually engaged on a invoice to decrease penalties on Fentanyl possession.
You don’t remedy the Fentanyl disaster by making life simpler on sellers.
Inform me you hate our kids with out telling me.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) April 12, 2022
Boebert is a member of Congress. She is voting on laws that would turn out to be legislation, and she or he doesn’t know that drug sellers don’t get arrested for possession. The quantity laid out in drug possession legal guidelines is low, and any quantity above the possession threshold falls into the class of drug dealing.
Reducing the penalties for possession received’t make life simpler for drug sellers, however it’ll assist hold addicts out of jail and direct them towards therapy.
Boebert views the whole lot as a chance to unfold the tradition warfare. Her craven desire for right-wing celebrity is just equaled by her whole lack of mental curiosity on each problem.
If Republicans win again the Home majority in November, Kevin McCarthy has already promised to promote right-wing extremists to plum committee assignments.
Lauren Boebert’s embarrassing lack of understanding is humorous within the Home minority, however within the majority, it is rather harmful.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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