centering around free speech and real edge religious liberty and other things. dana: not many days left. bill: stand by. dana: did you see this? former president obama stirring up a battle over race relations in america. obama taking aim at presidential contender tim scott criticizing his approach to race in america. i think there is a long history of african-american or other minority candidates within the republican party who will validate america and say everything is great. and we can all make it. nikki haley has a similar approach. i m not being cynical about tim scott individually. i am maybe suggesting that the rhetoric of can t we all get along. that has to be undergirded with an honest accounting of our past and our present. dana: now senator scott is pushing back saying president obama is the one who failed to bring the country together. trey gowdy the host of sunday sunday night in america. if president obama is going to try to attack tim scott as he sa
2016. And they argued that Marijuana Legalization would not only keep people out of jail for using small amounts of weed but it would also reduce crime by squeezing out the illegal drug market. Well, that didnt work out. Far from reducing illegal weed, those efforts, instead, allowed the black market to flourish after legalization with the help of organized Crime Operations that run massive, unlicensed farms and store front dispensaries in plain view bringing crime and terrorizing nearby residents. And those raided by police are often up and running again within weeks. Or even days. Now you know what killed the l. A. Times to publish these stories but the broken promises of legalization with the violence and illegal grows they are impossible to ignore. And what is happening in all the other states that legalized it . Well, in maine, where adult use of cannabis is legal and sales are regulated, the chinese have stepped in to undercut prices by starting their own illegal operations. Its
2016. And they argued that Marijuana Legalization would not only keep people out of jail for using small amounts of weed but it would also reduce crime by squeezing out the illegal drug market. Well, that didnt work out. Far from reducing illegal weed, those efforts, instead, allowed the black market to flourish after legalization with the help of organized Crime Operations that run massive, unlicensed farms and store front dispensaries in plain view bringing crime and terrorizing nearby residents. And those raided by police are often up and running again within weeks. Or even days. Now you know what killed the l. A. Times to publish these stories but the broken promises of legalization with the violence and illegal grows they are impossible to ignore. And what is happening in all the other states that legalized it . Well, in maine, where adult use of cannabis is legal and sales are regulated, the chinese have stepped in to undercut prices by starting their own illegal operations. Its
actually today speaker mccarthy and gop lawmakers will be here in california focusing on how they feel liberal policies are enabling the surge in crime. they are going to take part in a briefing on how communities across the country are being hit by organized crime operations and drill down on how they feel california s status as a sanctuary state and soft on crime laws are facilitating these attacks. i want to zoom out. crime has exploded since before the pandemic and i will share numbers with you that shocked me. alm sides in new york and san francisco have increased 37% versus 2019. 30% in chicago. los angeles 48%. those are all democratic-run cities where lawmakers and prosecutors have taken the soft on crime approach and why people and businesses are leaving. that s what at stake in the election this fall. high crime leads to increased poverty. data shows that when you have a high crime area, businesses