Reopen America - April 2020

Schedule: The House and Senate are in session this week.

On behalf of our activist community in Georgia, I urge you to support Senate Bill (SB) 288. This crucial bill would allow individuals convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses to have their convictions restricted and sealed if they do not commit another offense for four years after serving their complete sentence.

Kristin Tate writing in Newsweek has cogently analyzed the obfuscation and the power-seeking politics of the “Defund the police.” She writes: “’Defund the police’ began as a demand by radical left-wingers, but quickly became the new mantra du jour of mainstream Democrats. But make no mistake: Most large cities will not do away with their own police departments. Instead, left-leaning officials will use calls to ‘defund the police’ as a means to balloon the size of ineffective government programs.”

The coronavirus -- and the economic lockdowns that have been imposed on the country as a result -- has left very few unharmed in its wake. Despite an encouraging recent jobs report, millions remain out of work and require financial assistance from the government. As a result, Congress has spent trillions of dollars trying to assuage this situation.

On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to support the Count Crimes to Cut Act, H.R. 7270. Introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), the Count Crimes to Cut Act would require the Department of Justice to produce a full inventory of federal criminal statutes and regulations carrying criminal penalties, require a list of the elements of each offense, the potential criminal penalty for each offense, the number of prosecutions brought each year for the 15 previous years for each offense, and the mens rea requirement for each offense.

Welcome to the new and improved Regulatory Action Center (RAC) Review! RAC proudly keeps you up to date on what we’re up to and what we’re keeping our eyes on here in the swamp. We offer resources for you to get involved in the rulemaking process to hold unelected bureaucrats accountable and occasionally offer praise in the event they have a good impulse. We will also highlight the incredible work our activists have done to advance the principles of smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal liberty, and the rule of law. For more ways to get involved and stay informed, check the links at the bottom of this post. Check back every other Thursday for the latest!