A George Soros-funded charity is the architect behind a Democratic bill to decriminalize hard drugs across the United States — despite overdose deaths notching record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and 18 Democrats have continued touting legislation they put forth in 2021 called the Drug Policy Reform Act, which would eliminate federal criminal penalties for possession of drugs like heroin and cocaine, and expunge convict records. Behind this sweeping proposal is the Drug Policy Alliance, a Soros-linked nonprofit group that released a similar model bill and helped introduce the Democratic-led measure, according to records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.
Drug Policy Alliance policy manager Queen Adesuyi was quoted in a government press release hailing the act as"a chance to reimagine what the next 50 years can be," which cited a poll released by the alliance and the American Civil Liberties Union finding that 83% of Americans think the"War on Drugs" has failed.
Drug Policy Alliance lobbied in 2021 for several provisions in the bill, according to lobbying disclosures reviewed by the Washington Examiner that total over $175,000. And in August 2022, roughly one year before House Democrats introduced their legislation, the alliance released"a comprehensive drug decriminalization framework" that was dubbed the"Drug Policy Reform Act," documents show.
"Do these members not realize that more Americans will die?" Murphy asked."If we want to see meaningful change, we must address mental health, secure the southern border, and perhaps most importantly, support law enforcement. The men and women in law enforcement cannot perform their duties with a senseless push to decriminalize the poison that plagues our country.”
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