I live in a red state and I am constantly running into people who moved here from blue states like California and Illinois. I ask people why they left, and the most common answer is that taxpayer-funded law enforcement is not protecting the public from illegal immigrants and other criminals. Why is that? Well, a big part of the problem is far-left district attorneys backed by George Soros.

Here’s the latest from Daily Wire:

On Monday, Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail in a move celebrated by Democratic officials and criticized by law enforcement.

After a lengthy legal battle, Illinois’ Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today Act (SAFE-T Act) went into effect on Monday, meaning that meeting cash bail can no longer be a condition for release.

The bill was praised by Cook County District Attorney Kim Foxx, “a George Soros-backed prosecutor who has faced criticism over her approach to law enforcement in the Chicago area”.

Ending cash bail means that people arrested for a crime don’t have to pay their bail amount with cash in order to be released. They get their money back when they appear for trial. So, people who are accused of crimes can get released without actually paying any immediate penalty. It’s not even clear to me why they would appear in court, since they have paid nothing that they need to get back.

The police don’t like it:

The cash bail provision of the SAFE-T Act was first put on hold by the Illinois Supreme Court before it upheld the law in July, a decision criticized by the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police.

“The court ignored the pleas of nearly every prosecutor in the state of Illinois, Democrat and Republican, that the elimination of cash bail will put dangerous criminals back on the street, instead of keeping them in jail or forcing them to post cash bail as they await trial. Many of those offenders will commit crimes again within hours of their release,” Illinois FOP State Lodge President Chris Southwood said after the decision was released.

“And who will have to arrest those offenders again and again? The police officers whose jobs have been made immeasurably more difficult by all of the new anti-law enforcement measures that are in place,” he added.

How well has George Soros / Defund the Police policies been working out in Illinois? They’ve been soft on crime for years, but hard on legal gun owners and self-defense against criminals. Is that a good way to make crime rates go down?

Illinois Policy explains:

Crime in Chicago overall has increased during the past five years by nearly 20%, according to an official report by the Chicago Police Department. The year-over-year change in crime was even greater last year. Between 2021 and 2022, overall crime in Chicago increased by 41%, after overall crime had decreased each year in 2019 and 2020 and slightly increased in 2021.

Theft is driving the overall increase in crime. Car theft is up 114% since 2018, and other thefts increased by 32% since 2018. Just last year, motor vehicle theft increased by 102% and theft by 56%.

I did see an interesting related story coming out of Florida. Apparently, these Soros-backed Defund-the-Police district attorneys were also in Florida. But something different happened in Florida – Ron DeSantis fired those soft-on-crime people. And he appointed new people.

Florida’s Voice reported this:

Newly appointed State Attorney for Orange and Osceola Counties Andrew Bain provided an update following his first month in office on Thursday.

Bain outlined changes such as the reinstitution of mandatory minimum sentencing for the possession of firearms by felons, bringing back former prosecutors, and sending use of force cases to a grand jury.

In August, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Bain to replace State Attorney Monique Worrell from the ninth Judicial Circuit, following her immediate suspension.

Bain is taking action to reinstitute mandatory minimum sentencing for the possession of firearms by felons.

DeSantis previously said Worrell’s practices or policies of avoiding minimum mandatory sentences for gun crimes “not only defies the expressed will of the Florida Legislature, it also subjects the residents to increased risk of harm as violent criminals in the community are too often left on the streets or prematurely returned to the streets to cause, further violence and mischief.”

“The decision to restore this law and practice is driven by State Attorney Bain’s unwavering dedication to public safety and accountability,” a press release said.

Right now, we are deciding who we should pick for the Republican candidate for President. I like DeSantis because he has all the achievements. And he had to fight for them, and fight through getting called names by the news media. Something to think about.

These days it seems like normal people with morals are the primary targets of Biden administration law enforcement. Concerned parent? Then you’re a domestic terrorist. Pro-life? Then we need to pre-dawn raid your house and point assault rifles at your wife and kids. Whistleblower against Hunter Biden? Then maybe you need to be punished for that.

Here’s the latest story from Fox News:

Three pro-lifers who protested at, and blocked access to a Washington, D.C. reproductive health care services clinic in October 2020 were found guilty of federal charges by a jury on Monday.

The Department of Justice said in a press release that 41-year-old Jonathan Darnel of Arlington, Virginia; 73-year-old Jean Marshall of Kingston, Massachusetts; and 74-year-old Joan Bell of Montague, New Jersey were each convicted of federal civil rights conspiracy and freedom of access to clinic entrances (FACE) act offenses.

The DOJ said Marshall and Bell traveled to D.C. to meet with Darnel and to participate in a clinic blockade that was coordinated and streamed live by another co-conspirator on Facebook.

During the blockade on Oct. 22, 2020, the defendants are accused of creating a blockade at the clinic, which prevented the clinic from providing reproductive health services.

Well, that is certainly a crime. It’s not as bad as what BLM and Antifa did during their rioting, though. And many of them got off Scot-free, because the Biden administration law enforcement agreed with what they were doing. So what do you think is a fair sentence for creating a blockade at an abortion clinic?

The Biden administration wants “UP TO ELEVEN YEARS IN PRISON”:

U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who presided over the trial of Marshall, Bell and Darnel, ordered all three defendants immediately detained as required by statute.

Sentencing for the trio will be scheduled at a later date, and each faces up to 11 years in prison, three years of probation and a fine of up to $350,000.

It really does seem like there is a two-tiered justice system in this country. One for Democrats, and one for their opponents.

The Federalist has an especially shocking example:

On Friday, President Joe Biden’s allegedly “non-binary” nuclear waste expert, Sam Brinton, was sentenced in a grand larceny case over stealing women’s luggage from U.S. airports. Police say Brinton stole a bag from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas with an estimated worth of around $3,670. Authorities also charged Brinton with stealing luggage at a second airport in Minnesota.

The former Energy Department official took a plea deal over the Las Vegas bag theft Friday, agreeing to pay a $3,670 fine to the victim and a $500 criminal fee — no jail time required. The Minnesota theft remains an open case, with the next hearing scheduled for Monday, according to Fox News.

Contrast Brinton’s slap on the wrist to a pro-Trump meme creator convicted of illegal election influencing last month, and it’s no wonder Americans see a two-tiered justice system.

Douglass Mackey faces 10 years behind bars over a 2016 post mocking how low Democrats want to set barriers to the ballot box.

Federal prosecutors didn’t even want to give Hunter Biden any jail time, and he is accused of serious tax crimes and gun crimes. I guess tax crimes and gun crimes are only serious if you’re a Republican. If you’re the President’s son, then it’s all OK.

How is any of this fair? The only way to get the people in the government to have integrity and honor is to vote the secular leftists out of the government. We have a chance to do that in 2024.

According to election results in Canada, the majority of Canadian voters support left-wing economic policies. In the last election, the majority of voters supported Justin Trudeau, former part-time drama teacher, and former part-time snowboard instructor. He chose people with no earned degrees or private sector work experience to run the Canadian economy. What happened next?

Rebel News explains:

Food prices in Canada skyrocketed in 2022 owing to runaway inflation. Record numbers have accessed food banks to feed their families, with many forced to cut back — a pervasive trend that has continued midway through the year.

Canada’s Food Price Report 2023 predicted a 5% to 7% food price increase in 2023 following 10% increases last year, with vegetables, dairy and meat becoming more expensive.

As of July 2023, inflation has overtaken the Canada Food Guide, according to Health Canada. Since last updating the Food Guide in 2019, prices for the most recommended foods have sharply risen.

“Not only are some nutritious foods more difficult to find, but they can also be more expensive,” said the report Evaluation Of The Office Of Nutrition Policy And Promotion.

Only 30% of Canadians are eating the recommended minimum of five servings of fruits and vegetables daily, reported Blacklock’s Reporter.

Higher prices for basic groceries like cabbage and spaghetti are running at three and four times the rate of general inflation, showed new Statistics Canada figures.

[…][T]he average family of four is expected to spend up to $16,288.41 annually on food this year — up an additional $1,065.60 from 2022.

So what did Justin do? Well, like any other stupid communist dictator, he decided to pick someone to blame for the logical consequences of his own actions. He decided to blame the private businesses who supply people with food. He wants to tax them to punish them for the food inflation that his own spending spree caused.

Rebel News explains:

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has threatened to tax Canadian grocers in a bid to lower grocery costs for families nationwide.

[…]While at the Liberal caucus retreat in London, Ontario, Trudeau demanded that grocers devise a plan to stabilize prices by Thanksgiving. Otherwise, tax measures may be on the way for Loblaw, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco.

[…]Trudeau did not rule anything out on what those consequences could be, “including tax measures.”

[…]The call for relief comes as grocery prices rose 8.5% in July — nearly three times the overall inflation rate.

However, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) believes another tax will not improve affordability when Canadians go to checkouts across the country.

“The last thing Canadians need is a grocery tax,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Instead of hammering Canadians with a grocery tax, Trudeau should scrap his carbon tax, making food prices more expensive.”

Canada has one of the highest carbon taxes in the industrialized world. I wonder if Canadian voters realized that they would have to starve, in order to save the planet from global warming?

How did this happen? Well, Justin Trudeau doesn’t have any education or experience in finance. Instead, his policies are based on his experience of growing up with a silver spoon in his mouth, thanks to his famous, rich father. All he knows how to do is to spend money to try to buy votes. And this massive spending spree has caused inflation in Canada to skyrocket. His anti-business taxes have caused businesses to raise prices just to stay open. But that’s not enough. Justin also decided to import millions of unskilled people from other countries, regardless of their ability to speak English, or work. So Canadian taxpayers have to pay more housing, education, police, and basically everything, because the demand has gone up while the supply is diminishing.

Justin thought this would make people like him. And for a while, it did. But now voters are realizing that there is a bill to pay for all of Justin’s “generosity”. And that bill has been passed on to the young people who overwhelmingly voted for him. Young people and Canada thought that they were voting for global warming, gay rights and abortion on demand through all 9 months of pregnancy. Actually, what they got was average home prices of $500,000 and starvation. I hope they are learning their lesson: don’t trust school teachers to give you an accurate view of how the world works.