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If Chicagoans Want to Reduce Crime, Why do They Keep Voting Left? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) When Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for re-election last month, most people assumed the largest contributor to the loss was the rampant crime in the city. A poll conducted Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 found that 47 percent of likely mayoral election voters identified crimeand public safety as the most important issue in determining their vote. “Throughout her term, she has been criticized for her soft-on-crime approach, which has led to … Read more

In 2023 Democrats Find it OK to Blame 9 Year Old Victims for Being Shot (By Michael Letts)

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(This article originally published in CNS News.) On February 14, 2018, Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida and murdered 17 people. In the wake of that tragedy, imagine what the reaction would have been if people would have blamed the shooting on the dead people or raised money on behalf of causes Cruz supported. It didn’t happen. Even though Democrats went out and tried to … Read more

Katie Hobbs Helps Criminals and Ignores Victims (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) In November 2002, Ted Price was kidnapped, shot, and murdered. His body was dumped in the desert near Mesa. Aaron Gunches was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murder. However, due to the appeals process, the case spent more than two decades working its way through the system. Price’s family waited all that time, but then the Arizona Supreme Court scheduled the execution for April 6. The Price family thought … Read more

To Fight Crime, Punish Criminals! (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Until liberal judges start convicting criminals and sentencing them to appropriate prison times, the crime problem won’t go away. While the wrongdoers carry most of the blame for crime in America, overworked police who don’t have the resources to catch offenders, democrat prosecutors who won’t take cases to court, and liberal judges who won’t sentence lawbreakers are also contributing factors to the bigger problem. One disturbing example of this is … Read more

The L.A. District Attorney Can Barely Keep His Own Employees Safe (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Why should Los Angeles residents depend on District Attorney George Gascón to protect them when he can’t even protect his own employees? Earlier this month, Gascón started shuttling employees who work in his office and are assigned to downtown’s Civic Center area to and from their cars. The reason for this is the fact that crime in the area has created a safety concern for those employees, according to an … Read more

D.C.’s New Voting Law Proves it Doesn’t Want Self-Governance (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on CNS News.) Pushing for Washington D.C. statehood is a popular issue among Democrats. They will say that it’s because the residents deserve representation, and they should be able to govern themselves. Currently, under the D.C. Home Rule Act, Congress reviews all legislation passed by the city council before it can become law and can block any laws it doesn’t agree with. It also has authority over the city’s budget. Self-governance is not the … Read more

Portland Doesn’t Have Enough Police Officers Even for Those Willing to Pay for Their Services (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Nike is one of Portland, Oregon’s largest employers. The shoe manufacturer headquarters is located there and so is their flagship retail store. However, the store closed last year in the wake of the increased crime that has plagued city businesses following the George Floyd riots. In 2022, Portland had 101 homicides, which broke the record of 92 from 2021. The National Retail Federation also reported that in 2021, retailers saw an average … Read more

SVB Bank Bailout Promise is a Big Communist Mess (By Michael Letts)

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Usually I like discussing what’s happening with the police and what more we can do to help out our men and women in blue. But there seems to be quite a bit of injustice surrounding what the American banking system is doing for some clients in the wake of the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank. So, of course, it’s worth discussing. As you’re probably well aware by now, the financial institution practically collapsed this month, … Read more

Attorney General Merrick Garland Needs to Tell the Full Truth (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) After taking what felt like an eternity to get him there, Attorney General Merrick Garland finally went face-to-face with the Senate Judiciary Committee, who was looking to get answers on a number of burning subjects. These included an unfortunate FBI memo that has since been withdrawn, as well as complaints surrounding the Department of Justice and, of course, Hunter Biden. But it just seemed like a field of denials, with … Read more

Are the Days of ‘Woke’, Inefficient Prosecutors Coming to an End? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was one of the early stars among “woke” prosecutors before it became a strategy of George Soros. Now, she is facing her own legal worries against a prosecutor who isn’t as bad at his job as she was. Mosby served two terms as the Baltimore City State’s Attorney and became a national figure when she attempted to prosecute city police officers in the 2015 … Read more

Seattle’s Settlement of “Autonomous Zone” Protests Shows Just How Out of Touch Its Local Government Is With Citizens and Police (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Things have not been good for Seattle over the past couple of years. We’ve seen the city reach an all-time high in criminal activity, with some citizens feeling unsafe and some businesses needing to move to new locations. And the situation surrounding the poorly funded police still hasn’t been resolved. But now, the city appears to be paying the price. Per this report from Fox Business, Seattle has settled a … Read more

Free the Innocent and end the Jan. 6 Lie! (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on CNS News.) Tucker Carlson played some of the video footage viewed by the House of Representatives’ January 6 Committee. Not surprisingly, it showed the opposite of what the Democrats have been saying about the events of January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.  It was not a Republican insurrection hell-bent on overthrowing the government. It was closer to a maze created by Democrats to create an impression of insurrection probably so they could … Read more

The Real Reason Campuses are Unsafe (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) An 18-year-old allegedly murdered a Temple University police officer this month. Officer Chris Fitzgerald is the first Temple University police officer killed in the line of duty as the university and city are seeing crime increase. So many colleges and universities talk about safe spaces because they worry about what someone might say near them or how someone might look at them. All the time, they don’t realize that attitudes like that … Read more

Austin City Council’s Decision Shows No Regard for Future Safety of Citizens and Police Officers (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in CNS News.) I will never understand why local city governments don’t want to take better care of their police. Maybe they don’t think they’re worth the budget. Or maybe it’s the way the “defund the police” riots following the death of George Floyd somehow convinced them they’re more trouble than they should be. Whatever the case, the Austin City Council is setting an example right now of how not to treat police officers. And … Read more

Memphis Doesn’t Need More Police. It Needs Better Police! (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in CNS News.) Memphis is becoming a war zone as the police find themselves more cautious about how any actions they take might be perceived.  First, there was the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five now-former Memphis Police officers in January. That set off national outrage and protests after video footage of his death was released. It had activists crying about racism in the police department even though the five … Read more

National Archives’ Actions Send Message That Bill of Rights is Worthless (By Michael Letts)

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Lately, the divisive nature of modern politics has started to show in areas of government where they do not belong, such as the FBI. Moreover, the National Archives and Smithsonian Institution have started to take sides in political debates. In early February, the National Archives and Smithsonian museums apologized after asking March for Life participants to cover or remove attire displaying messages such as “Pro-Life” and “Love Saves Lives.” Security officers asked them to cover … Read more

Violence Broke out Against a New Police Training Center in Atlanta (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Violence flared up once again at the new police training center that is being built in Atlanta. The $90 million police training project was meant to improve their morale and increase recruitment in the wake of the George Floyd protests,according to Fox News. Instead, it has become a target for environmentalists and anti-police protestors who have been camping out on the site since June 2021. Earlier this month, violence broke out … Read more

Justice Has Failed the Victims of Michigan State – And It Cannot Fail Again (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Sometimes things within the criminal justice system just don’t make sense. The way that the Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to go after the wrong people instead of focusing on the real criminals is ridiculous. Some people seem to get off with a petty warning instead of serving the time they deserve. And then there’s Anthony Dwayne McRae. This 43-year old strolled onto the campus of Michigan State University Monday … Read more

Oregon’s Strict Gun Control Law Remains in Limbo (By Michael Letts)

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Although Oregon is solidly in Democrat control and its citizens passed one of the most restrictive gun-control laws in the country last year, citizen rights and the Constitution are keeping that law from being enforced. Ballot Measure 114, which is misleadingly called the Reduction of Gun Violence Act, would not reduce gun violence. But it will infringe on rights and turn law-abiding citizens into criminals.  Not to mention, it would violate the Second Amendment. The legislation will … Read more

‘Defund the Police’ has had Devastating Consequences for Both Officers and the Public (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) Another day, another situation that puts our police officers in peril. This week it was in Maryland, where a 24-year old man named David Linthicum allegedly shot two police officers, leaving one on life support as a result. A manhunt soon followed, with the suspect recently being taken into custody. The officers were just doing their job when they were shot. Someone had called them to report a potential suspect, … Read more

Democrat Policies Promise One Thing But Deliver Another (By Michael Letts)

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Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned New York’s restrictive gun laws in the New York State Rifle And Pistol Association v. Bruen case. The decision overturned the state’s “proper cause” requirement for issuing a gun license. The ripple effect of this decision led to Maryland’s “good and substantial” requirement for a concealed carry permit to be struck down. “Maryland law currently provides that a permit to wear, carry, or transport a handgun shall be issued only to a … Read more

Inflation and Democrat Policies are Turning Everyday Americans Into Criminals (By Michael Letts)

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(Initially published in CNSNews.)  It should come as no surprise to anyone who has gone grocery shopping that inflation has been drivingprices of everything higher. In particular, egg prices have increased a whopping 60 percent from December 2021 to December 2022. Inflation is certainly contributing to this, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says that a large part of the increase is the impact of avian flu on chickens. However, south of the U.S. border, in Mexico, … Read more

Let’s See Negotiation, Not Capitulation, On Police Reform (By Michael Letts)

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 (Originally appeared in CNS News.) It doesn’t come as any surprise that the Democrats have started pushing police reform again (if they ever stopped) following the death of Tyre Nichols. They have never been people who don’t take advantage of heightened emotions following a tragedy. Allowing  people to process events and make an informed decision does not seem to be an option. What is nice to see is that some members of Congress seem to … Read more

Do Liberals Secretly Support the Second Amendment? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on CNS News.) Do liberals actually support the Second Amendment? While they should, they are quick to show through their actions that they don’t. After every shooting, Democrat politicians put forth legislation meant to restrict the access of law-abiding Americans to firearms of any kind. However, what generally happens is that their actions only spur the sales of firearms as people rush to stock up on something that may disappear. Liberals are their … Read more

If Police Don’t Support Police, Who Will? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) On National Law Enforcement Day, the Golden Valley (MN) Police Department displayed the “Thin Blue Line” flag on its Facebook page. Most people considered it an appropriate recognition of law enforcement officers and the danger they face to “serve and protect.” You can no longer find that image on the page. Police Chief Virgil Green went so far as apologizing for its use. “While the post was intended to thank … Read more

Border Agents Are Being Blamed For Letting Migrants Into the United States…But Is the System To Blame? (Guest: Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in CNS News.) If there’s one thing that’s incredibly easy to do these days, it’s point a finger. Point it at someone that you believe should burden the blame, even though it could very well be your fault. Playing the “blame game” has been ongoing for decades within political office, and it’s a trend that will likely continue. I say this because a new report suggests that the Department of Homeland Security isn’t … Read more

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