Obstructionism Is Not Leadership

Senator Jim Webb of Virginia recently writes "This week, I spoke on the Senate floor regarding the recent filibuster by Senate Republicans to block my legislation to establish a bipartisan National Criminal Justice Commission, though it enjoys support from more than 100 organisations including the National Sheriffs’ Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, the ACLU, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the Sentencing Project.

At first I was stunned at the filibuster at the hands of all but four of the Senate Republicans, who blocked common-sense legislation that would have created a national commission designed to bring together some of the best minds in America to examine our broken and frequently dysfunctional criminal justice system, and to make recommendations as to how we can make it more effective, more fair, and more cost-efficient. " To read the rest of his comments click here.