Vice President Kamala Harris' speech calling for the Senate to pass a bill on policing in the wake of the Chauvin trial has many pointing out her past refusal to pass a policing act when serving as Senator.
Harris urged in her Tuesday speech for the Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that would "hold law enforcement accountable, and would help build trust between law enforcement and our communities."
"This work is long overdue," said Harris.
Vice President Kamala Harris says Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict "can't take away the pain" and urges the Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act: "We are all a part of George Floyd's legacy and our job now is to honor it and honor him" https://t.co/js90FpgDDM pic.twitter.com/63jupucNHj
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) April 21, 2021
In contrast, not even a year ago Harris voted to kill a bill that would work on reforming law enforcement. Democrats reportedly argued that the "nothing was better than something," when referring to the bill, even if it contained bits that had previously been fought for, according to republican commentator Matt Whitlock.
Not only did Kamala Harris vote to block police reform last year, she voted to block DEBATING it.
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) April 21, 2021
Every Democrat argued that “nothing was better than something,” even if that something included bills she had promoted for years like her anti-lynching proposal.
No credibility. https://t.co/68zr03kbkO
Senator Tim Scott introduced the Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020, or JUSTICE Act for short, in June 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
Backed by numerous Republican Senators, the bill looked to strengthen law enforcement training, reform hiring practices within departments, place more body cameras in the force, and make lynching a federal crime, amongst other actions.
A statement from then-Senator of California Harris said that the act "does not contain any mechanisms to hold law enforcement officers accountable in court for their misconduct."
Harris also said the bill does not go far enough in data collection, doesn't end harmful police practices, doesn't create a national use of force standard, and does not provide transparency into police misconduct.
Democrat Senator used the filibuster, which is widely disapproved of within their party with many looking to abolish it, to block Senator Tim Scotts bill, calling it "not salvageable."
They argued the bill could not be amended, even though then-House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell assured it could if Democrats were willing to vote on the bill.
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