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Governors and Republic state legislators in Florida, Texas, and North Carolina are also moving beyond just preempting local action and are retaliating against localities who reimagine public safety by threatening to withhold state funding. THREAD 1/https://twitter.com/Justice_Collab/status/1309157754427367424 …
These are clear efforts to silence communities and undermine local governance. Local governments and communities have every right to allocate their budgets to reflect the needs and values of our communities. 2/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-09/the-cities-taking-up-calls-to-defund-the-police …
Threatening to withhold state funding as punishment for local govts & communities who reimagine public safety proves that these state elected officials are working to uphold racist institutions that harm and oppress Black & Brown communities. 3/https://cbs12.com/news/local/gov-desantis-proposes-defunding-cities-that-seek-to-defund-the-police …
It's no surprise that these threats at the state level echo those being made by the current administration against Seattle, Portland, & NYC. These are efforts to suppress dissent and distract from failures to address COVID-19 and our economic crisis. 4/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-23/-anarchist-jurisdictions-face-doj-funding-threat …?
But here's the kicker: "While Republicans are positioning themselves as defenders of police budgets, there’s a twist: It’s Republicans in the Senate who are making those cuts more likely, by refusing to pass another coronavirus relief bill." 5/
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