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    1. Radley Balko‏Verified account @radleybalko May 31
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      This is ignorant. Trump signed one decent bill, then under-funded it by 80 percent. He also reversed Obama reform policies on equitable sharing, police militarization, DOJ review of local police agencies, predatory municipal courts, I could go on.https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1134460071084265477 …

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      Michael TraceyVerified account @mtracey
      The 1994 crime bill caused lots of problems, but it's telling that Dem candidates are focusing on a 25 year old bill to attack Biden, rather than the criminal justice record of the Obama/Biden administration. Trump enacted more sweeping criminal justice reform than Obama ever did
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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 31
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      Ignorant how? Trump signed into law the FIRST STEP Act, described by the Justice Action Network as "the most meaningful federal criminal justice reform bill our country has seen in decades." Are you arguing that Obama signed into law a bill that was more meaningful?

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    3. Radley Balko‏Verified account @radleybalko May 31
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      It's an incredibly facile comparison of their records. Reform isn't always new legislation. It's also policy. Also, whether the FIRST STEP act lives up to its promise depends heavily on its implementation. And Trump is already short-changing its funding.

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 31
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      I'm not contending that Trump is somehow "good" on criminal justice overall, he's bad in the ways you've documented. No argument there. In terms of actual legislation enacted, though, the comparison is still notable -- and supremely ironic on numerous levels.

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        2. @ijbailey‏ @ijbailey May 31
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          That's precisely what your tweet suggested, and it's not the first time you've said as much. You are playing games on something incredibly important. You should be ashamed, but I don't expect you to much care.

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        3. Greenerpastures‏ @puro_gringo May 31
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          BROOKLYN

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        1. Count Braakula‏ @braak May 31
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          "he's bad in all the ways that you described, but potentially might be good in this one very specific way that certainly doesn't outweigh the bad" is not the support for your position that you think it is

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        2. beach tweets‏ @TweetsBeach May 31
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          Michael are you like debate-teaming Balko because of the word “legislation”? Why? Why are you doing this?

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        3. Ryan Emond‏ @creativelytired May 31
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          Because he's getting paid to

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        1. Sheridan Le Fanu’s CARMILLA (1872)  🧛‍♀️ 👭 🏰‏ @jdvdub May 31
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          Reform and legislation aren’t identical. If I sign the Free Ice Cream Act that my predecessor asked for, and then ask for $100 dollars in appropriations, and roll back existing ice cream program,s through executive action, then I have not worked to provide free ice cream reform.

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        1. Jordan Jackson  👽 🦇 🏴‍☠️‏ @mandogcar May 31
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          Obama's DOJ ended the practice of adopting local drug cases to avoid state laws on asset forfeiture funds. One of the first things Sessions rolled back.

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        1. Ostrich Jacket‏ @SriramofNorwell Jun 1
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          arms must be in good shape to move those goalposts

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        1. dabendshine‏ @dabendschein May 31
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          Yes, by all means ignore all the highly significant executive actions @radleybalko just laid out and focus on legislation only, because Obama was also in charge of Congress through his entire term.

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        1. Gaelen Schumann‏ @GaelenSchumann May 31
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          Don't pull your back moving that goalpost!pic.twitter.com/eIhgLbLPhR

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        1. Bazluhrmiann devil‏ @vegecycle May 31
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          'Im just sayin' is the highest ground you can retreat to in a conversation, and it only took you two tweets to get there.

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          6 of 8 years of Obama admin had both a GOP controlled House and Senate. First step was passed by the first Dem led house in 8 years, not the GOP led one Trump had in first two years. All of your arguments are made in bad faith, and it’s completely transparent.

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        2. Everyday Value‏ @everydayvaluetv May 31
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          Michael is only $83/mo away from making “high quality” podcasts and videos!!!pic.twitter.com/OP4YyT6oy1

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        2. Junji Ito's Oregon Trail‏ @aScottyMr May 31
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          Sometimes I wish Maxine waters finished the job

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        3. George Scriban‏ @scribandotcom May 31
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          I spit water into my keyboard reading this. HMU on Venmo to pay for a new one.

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