Biden drug policy could widen racial disparities,

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Biden drug policy could widen racial disparities, claims civil rights groups A proposed Biden drug policy could widen racial disparities, civil rights groups warn. A coalition of nearly 100 civil rights and criminal justice reform groups is protesting a Biden administration proposal that would potentially stiffen prison sentences for certain synthetic opioids. In recent years, Cook said, about 70% of defendants charged with fentanyl-related crimes have been people of color. She said the new Biden plan will worsen those racial disparities in the system. ------------------- The Confusing Mr. Biden, The President’s town hall performance is cause for concern. White House handlers shield President Biden from the press as much as possible, and Thursday’s town hall on CNN shows why. Even with a friendly audience and softball questions, Mr. Biden’s performance revealed why so many Americans are losing confidence in his Presidency. One big problem is that Mr. Biden often doesn’t seem to know what he’s talking about. Take rising gas prices that are a growing public concern. Mr. Biden blamed the OPEC cartel for not producing more oil, but then he said the answer is “ultimately... investing in renewable energy.” ------------- Pro-Biden group launches ads targeting Black and Latino Virginians: President Biden knows he has not done a good job, so a political advocacy group was created to support President Biden's agenda on Friday with a new set of ads targeting Black and Hispanic voters in Virginia. With this new investment, we’re directly engaging with Black and Latino. The ad targeting Black voters opens with Biden and Vice President Harris, with a focus on jobs and ending the pandemic. BBT is also running digital video and radio ads in English and Spanish for Hispanic Virginians. -------------------------------------------- Why let's go Brandon chants are breaking out world wide: "Based on the false promise that he would unify America, President Biden got into the Oval Office," "But you know, we know, we all know, everybody knows the unification promise was a lie, and your majority is going to be short-lived," In a Friday statement Posey encouraged Americans to listen to his speech. "Listen to my speech – like many Americans, I’m frustrated seeing the country quickly decline and the erosion of our civil liberties due to Washington’s policies designed to turn America upside down like the vaccine mandates, silencing parents at school board meetings, rampant crime, broken borders, rising gas and food prices, the weaponizing of the IRS, and a $5 trillion Green New Deal to restructure our lives," he said.