Sneaky Joe: In The Dark Of Night, Biden Trying To Defund Police

Written By BlabberBuzz | Thursday, 27 January 2022 10:50 AM
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Sneaky Joe: In The Dark Of Night, Biden Trying To Defund Police

Senate Republicans are already pushing against a police reform executive order that President Joe Biden is set to sign in the coming days, suggesting that the order would effectively defund state and local police departments.

Seven GOP senators, including Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, signed a letter to Biden on Friday that raised a few issues regarding the restrictions described in a leaked draft of the order.

“These hard-Left policies are extremely ill-advised, dangerous to Americans, and would only further demoralize law enforcement,” the senators wrote. “We are baffled as to why this Administration would want to implement this EO, which is tantamount to defunding the police.”

Among the objections raised by the Republicans was a prohibition on common equipment used by local law enforcement officers that, according to the draft of the order, donates to the “militarization” of police forces.

If executed as written, the order would stop police departments from purchasing flash or stun grenades, which are nonlethal tools law enforcement uses to disorient suspects in plights. The order also bans armored cars, which police use to navigate in active shooting situations, almost all drones, and long-range acoustic devices.

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The Republicans also took issue with the draft order’s enforcement structure of rejecting local police access to money from Community Oriented Policing Services grant program and the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant program if the police departments don’t follow the order’s provisions.

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Those would include “supporting alternatives to arrest and incarceration” and implementing diversity recruiting and training programs.

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The news of Biden’s expected implementation of the order, which could reportedly be as soon as next week, comes as Biden has faced growing pressure from activists to pursue liberal policies in the absence of legislative action.

Biden has turned his focus to voting reforms advocated by the Left in recent weeks as well — despite lacking support even from members of his own party to change Senate rules so voting proposals can pass.

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Before Biden took office, Congress had failed to promote police reform in fits and starts.

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Republican Sen. Tim Scott led negotiations for the GOP, pushing legislation that prohibited chokeholds by federal law enforcement officers and ordered more reporting on police use of force nationwide, among several other changes.

Senate Democrats blocked Scott’s bill in June 2020 with claims that the legislation did not go far enough in ensuring law enforcement accountability — although their move ensured no reforms of any kind became law.

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Discussions over police reforms were recommended after the failure of Scott’s bill; however, Democratic lawmakers pulled the plug on negotiations after the South Carolina Republican stood strong against tying police funding to a range of reform requirements.

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