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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
(1) The Republicans had a choice to make and they made it. For you to keep talking about Obama instead of McConnell shows that you are delusional or trolling. Hard to tell which. Both is a possibility, I suppose.
(2) In an election year, do you really believe that the speech you describe above would persuade *any* Republicans to support criminal justice reform? If so, which specific Republican legislators do you believe are susceptible to persuasion by Obama, and what about them makes you think this?
(3) If it is not otherwise clear, you are on crack.
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You're missing the point. This is not about getting legislation passed.
I just want him to say those things to the public. Sure, it's a kamikaze mission. But it starts the discussion. Booker and Paul have tried to push for crim justice reform and gotten some airtime on the issue. The President could greatly assist in putting the matter more in the realm of urgent public debate.
I suspect your cynical view is Obama should not offer such a speech because its lack of success during his term would reflect badly on him. It might in the short term, but over the long term, I think it would be seen as brave and ahead of the curve.
