Hey Senator, how about locking up criminals for a long time. Ever heard of mandatory sentences?

My, but aren't Hillary and Barrak remarkably generous with your and my money?

And when the government is already spending metric assloads* of our money on a problem and the problem keeps getting worse, did ya ever notice that the only solution which the Marxist Democrats can ever even begin to conceive is to dump even more money into the hole? What was that saying about the definition of insanity again?

(*if I may be so bold as to use a Tea-ism)

Hmmm, Republicans arguing against increased spending on police to fight crime. What a remarkable world we live in.

As to Jempty's post, it is conceivable that the murder rate could double under the right circumstances, no? But it is inconceivable that the murder rate could be halved?

Besides, it's a target. Some communities might reach it, many - I suspect - won't. But that doesn't negate the goal, just elevates it.

And BIll, you could have included this from the article you linked:

According to FBI and other figures cited by the Clinton campaign, from 1994 through 2000, violent crime fell 29 percent and the murder rate fell 39 percent. From 2000 to 2006, violent crime fell only 6 percent and the murder rate rose 9 percent.

Under a Democratic administration the murder rate fell 39 percent - that's pretty close to half. Looks do-able from a historical perspective... as long as there is a Democrat in the White House.

Lee wrote-

Hmmm, Republicans arguing against increased spending on police to
fight crime. What a remarkable world we live in.

As to Jempty's post, it is conceivable that the murder rate could double
under the right circumstances, no? But it is inconceivable that the murder
rate could be halved?

How much would crime go down if people didn't have to steal illegal drugs? By the way, I'm a registered democrat.

Cheers,

Bill

I have a suggestion. There are nearly 150,000 gang members with its headquarters in Los Angeles, spreading all over the USA. I suggest that the National Guard in each state be brought in to wipe out all of those gangs. Oh I know the Left will scream civil rights. OK, just use the RICO laws against all gang groupings. Start rounding them up, shooting them if one must. The murder rates in many or our urban areas would halve. Of course, no liberal Dem would ever do this. After all, many of these felons vote for their Party!

"Hmmm, Republicans arguing against increased spending on police to fight crime. What a remarkable world we live in."

You think Republicans support increased federal spending (and of course increased taxes) on local issues? What a remarkable and twisted reality you live in.

And what exactly did the "Democrat in the Whitehouse" do that caused crime rates to drop briefly in the middle of his term?

(Then again, I'm only a Republican in that I vote for them as the only viable alternative to the full scale Marxism of the Democrats... I'm more of a Libertarian and have never had any use for the police.)

"How much would crime go down if people didn't have to steal illegal drugs?"

Why just half ? Why not eliminate it ? Why is Hillary apparently content to just permit half of those people to be murdered ? /msacras

Hillary will cut the murder rate in half by allowing abortions. She'll eliminate a generation of future murderers that way.

I must've missed the sign-up sheet. I need my kitchen remodeled. How do I get a campaign promise for kitchen remodels for everyone? Is it too late?