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In reply to the discussion: Eddie Bernice Johnson's courageous stand for '94 crime bill shows she's wiser than her progressive [View all]BlueWI
(1,736 posts)38. Well, if you pass a bill in 1994 the impact is at least a year out.
By then, the 1990s are half over, and trend lines are already pointing to historic reductions in the crime rate.
And are you suggesting that the bill had a positive impact, or not, and with what evidence? I am open to your doing your own research and sharing why the bill had such an impact beyond the well documented racially discriminatory impact of mandatory minimums and differential sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine, which no one seriously disputes.
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