pointed out everywhere is driven by the minority precincts. so, therefore, it is not a gun control issue it is a race issue. it s a drug war issue. there are no budweiser gangs or march burrow gangs. there are white drug dealers and white drug trafficking. and they are no more likely to fight with lawyers rather than guns because they are plugged into the system. so you don t see a racial component here? yeah. the numbers speak for themselves. but you say that if you took the drug war away and legalized all narcotics, that this violent crime generated by blacks and hispanics would evaporate? you don t think it would go anywhere else he? it would go down sharply and most of the criminals would get real jobs because they have to. bill: see, i think you just live in the land of oz on that one. i really do. i think the criminals would find another way to make
pointed out everywhere is driven by the minority precincts. so, therefore, it is not a gun control issue it is a race issue. it s a drug war issue. there are no budweiser gangs or march burrow gangs. there are white drug dealers and white drug trafficking. and they are no more likely to fight with lawyers rather than guns because they are plugged into the system. so you don t see a racial component here? yeah. the numbers speak for themselves. but you say that if you took the drug war away and legalized all narcotics, that this violent crime generated by blacks and hispanics would evaporate? you don t think it would go anywhere else he? it would go down sharply and most of the criminals would get real jobs because they have to. bill: see, i think you just live in the land of oz on that one. i really do. i think the criminals would find another way to make
pointed out everywhere is driven by the minority precincts. so, therefore, it is not a gun control issue it is a race issue. it s a drug war issue. there are no budweiser gangs or march burrow gangs. there are white drug dealers and white drug trafficking. and they are no more likely to fight with lawyers rather than guns because they are plugged into the system. so you don t see a racial component here? yeah. the numbers speak for themselves. but you say that if you took the drug war away and legalized all narcotics, that this violent crime generated by blacks and hispanics would evaporate? you don t think it would go anywhere else he? it would go down sharply and most of the criminals would get real jobs because they have to. bill: see, i think you just live in the land of oz on that one. i really do. i think the criminals would find another way to make
let s turn tonight to california senator, barbara boxer. senator, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. when do you do election reform? well, i think when there s not an election going on and people are paying attention. i want to thank you for doing this. this has been a story that we have spent countless hours on, leading up to the election. but how do you see the federal government setting standards? what does the l.i.n.e. act do for states like ohio and florida, where there have been problems? well, first, thank you for all the work you ve done on this. i ll tell you, my heart sank when i saw those lines, because i thought back to the 04 election in ohio. and i don t know if you know this, but i actually stalled the electoral college vote, because i was so incensed when i learned that in minority precincts in ohio, people waited for 12 hours to vote and many gave up. it was pouring down rain. this is really disen chancement. so the congress has the perfect
created. let s turn tonight to california senator, barbara boxer. senator, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. when do you do election reform? well, i think when there s not an election going on and people are paying attention. i want to thank you for doing this. this has been a story that we have spent countless hours on, leading up to the election. but how do you see the federal government setting standards? what does the l.i.n.e. act do for states like ohio and florida, where there have been problems? well, first, thank you for all the work you ve done on this. i ll tell you, my heart sank when i saw those lines, because i thought back to the 04 election in ohio. and i don t know if you know this, but i actually stalled the electoral college vote, because i was so incensed when i learned that in minority precincts in ohio, people waited for 12 hours to vote and many gave up. it was pouring down rain. this is really disen frn fraen .