Earlier today the House Oversight Committee held a briefing titled “Voices from the Front: An Overdue Reckoning with Structural Racism in Policing.” Among those who testified included ACLU of Kentucky strategist Keturah Herron, activists Cephus Johnson and Marq Lewis, critical race theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, Pastor Michael McBride, and obviously Dan Bongino.
The hearing was held before a full House vote is to take place on the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020” next week, which was introduced by Jerry Nadler and rivals the legislation Tim Scott has proposed. Among many differences, one notable difference is that unlike Scott’s legislation, the Democrat version ends qualified immunity.
Watch Dan’s testimony below:
.@dbongino on claims that police are "systemically racist":
"What system are you referring to?..Many of the political figures lobbing this charge ARE the system"
"And the system they are are part of in many of these cases has been monopolistically run by Democrats for decades" pic.twitter.com/2RdLz4Ptmy
— Oversight Committee Republicans (@GOPoversight) June 19, 2020
Afterwards Dan answered questions and exposed the lack of knowledge present on the other side of the aisle.
How dangerous is #DefundThePolice?
“If you support defund the police, you should raise your right hand and swear an oath to your constituents to go to all the funerals you’re going to see in your precinct," @dbongino tells Congress.
"People will die.” pic.twitter.com/MXrFEtDUq7
— Oversight Committee Republicans (@GOPoversight) June 19, 2020
"For the members who want to throw out the term "chokehold" without determining what they are talking about…I ask you a simple question:
Well, if you don't want to use that tool, what's your suggestion?
We go to impact weapons and a firearm?"@dbongino testifies to Congress pic.twitter.com/4l3xWvZJEM
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 19, 2020
