.Jordan_S_Rubin: There’s no shortage of issues to address in the U.S. criminal system, but this is low-hanging fruit, making the failure to pick it that much more pathetic.
by a huge bipartisan margin: 361-66. Yet, there’s no clear sign that the Senate will accomplish the uncontroversial task of finishing the job.
Remarkably, the Senate might not even pass a watered-down version. Somehow, lawmakers are in a “tough negotiation moment right now,” according to Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., who is sponsoring the EQUAL Act,last week. The outlet reported that “current talks surround reducing the ratio from the current 18:1 to 2.5:1,” and, even if a law makes it out of the latest negotiations with Republicans, it might not apply retroactively.
But wait. Is this really the end? If the EQUAL Act passed the House by an insanely wide margin and the Democrats are keeping the Senate, then couldn’t Congress just pass it next year? Perhaps. But, putting aside the question of what would be different in the Senate next time, the incoming House Republican majority may be more focused on Hunter Biden and other boondoggles than passing Democratic-supported legislation.
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