Roland Gutierrez: “this morning, Academy Award nominations were announced. And it made me think, we need a new category for the so-called…”

“this morning, Academy Award nominations were announced. And it made me think, we need a new category for the so-called anticrime proposals we're debating. We could call it, best performance by Members of Congress in pretending to make our communities safer. Sure, nominees would be hard to choose. It could be trampling on the fourth amendment to make illegal searches easier. Or greatly increasing the chances of executing an innocent person. Or talking of repealing the Brady bill and assault weapons ban. And finally, this week, passing legislation that will very likely take police officers off the streets of America. In fact, too many of our colleagues could win an award for saying yes to the gun lobby, but saying no to our Constitution. So, we might have to wait until March 27 to see who wins an Oscar. But we know today who loses because of these fake, ineffective crime proposals. Our children lose. Our families lose. Our constituents lose. Every American who wants a safer neighborhood loses--in a category that is far more important than favorite movies.”