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Saying something doesn鈥檛 make it so. That鈥檚 the best way to describe the 鈥渓aw and order鈥� talk spewing out of the top echelons of the Trump administration.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions we are 鈥渉andcuffing the police instead of the criminals.鈥� Secretary Kelly law enforcement is 鈥渇requently convicted in the court of public opinion 鈥� by street lawyers and spokespersons.鈥� And since day one, President Trump his administration a 鈥渓aw and order administration,鈥� pledging to end the 鈥渄angerous anti-police atmosphere in America鈥� and 鈥渞educ[e] violent crime.鈥�

Never mind evidence this war on police narrative and claims that crime has increased. Regardless, the White House will continue to say what isn鈥檛 so, like the murder rate is the 鈥�,鈥� if it supports its law and order agenda. This agenda, contradictorily, includes protecting local police departments from 鈥�,鈥� like , while at the same time trying to deputize local police to enforce federal immigration laws.

It seems Congress is now buying into the 鈥渓aw and order鈥� rhetoric just in time for , which starts next week. Instead of advancing policies that will build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve, Congress will take up divisive policing bills next week. These bills include H.R. 115, the , which would expand the federal death penalty for the homicide or attempted homicide of state and local law enforcement. And H.R. 1039, the , which expands federal probation officers鈥� authority to arrest individuals who are not on probation. The 老澳门开奖结果 opposes both bills.

The Thin Blue Line Act unnecessarily duplicates existing federal and state laws, since those who commit crimes against law enforcement are already subjected to the harshest penalties on the books. It is a bill that even congressional proponents, like House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, is 鈥渓imited,鈥� citing that 鈥渢he vast majority of homicide cases are prosecuted in state courts.鈥� The Thin Blue Line Act is primarily meant to 鈥溾�� that those who target law enforcement will be held accountable 鈥� though they already are.

The Probation Officer Protection Act gives federal probation officers police powers that they do not need to arrest individuals who are not on probation. In fact, bill supporters that 鈥渇ormal arrests by probation officers [of probationers] are rare鈥� and cite of instances where they may have needed to arrest someone other than a probationer. If this bill is enacted, we move federal probation officers away from 鈥渢o bring about long-term positive change in individuals under supervision.鈥�

Despite the 鈥渓aw and order鈥� speak coming from the Trump administration, Congress cannot abandon its to respond to fatal police shootings, like that of , which continue to capture national attention. Last Congress, Republicans and Democrats both identified appropriate policy responses to this crisis, calling for on police-community encounters and to address biased policing and excessive use of force, among other proposals. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that 鈥渨e鈥檝e got a nation in need of healing.鈥� He rightly that we must come together 鈥渋nstead of focusing on the politics that tear us apart.鈥�

The policing bills that the House will take up next week will further divide us. These bills the 鈥渕istrust that exists between the police and the communities they serve [that] is vital to advancing public safety,鈥� according to Ron Davis, the former head of the Department of Justice鈥檚 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Just because the administration and some in Congress say that divisive policing bills are the answer doesn鈥檛 mean they are right 鈥� no matter how often they say it.

Constituents must ask their members of Congress to vote no on the Thin Blue Line Act and the Probation Officer Protection Act. Ask your representatives and senators to take up policing bills that are long overdue for consideration, like the and the . We need to advance bills that will actually keep the public and law enforcement safe and build trust between the two.