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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines” legal” as “one who has committed a , murder”. The persons sworn to reflect you and your objectives, on the other hand, want to use the newly introduced House omnibus bill to establish adolescents or people charged, convicted, incarcerated, or also sentenced to ankle bracelet monitoring for offences as a” justice-involved individual”.
The 1, 547-page bill that GOP leaders under the leadership of Speaker Mike Johnson hope to pass will fund the federal government through March 2025 is full of so much meat that it guarantees the success of many of the government’s beloved pet jobs. The long policy seeks to change commonly accepted definitions in favor of ones that are frequently supported by Democrat revisionists, in addition to funding the express office software known for demanding the repression of free speech champions like The Federalist.
For decades, federal laws have effectively branded persons who break the law as” legal offenders”. By marketing the outlaws, especially those in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, with words that aim to minimize their legal reputations and words that are easily mistaken as descriptors for superheroes, the passage of the recently introduced House omnibus may change that.
The euphemistic term” justice-involved individual” is only officially defined as someone” who has been adjudicated delinquent or convicted of a crime and imprisoned under Federal or State law” on page 1400 of the omnibus.
The buck doesn’t stop there. If the omnibus passes, “out-of-school youth” become “opportunity youth”, “low-skilled adults” become “adults with foundational skill needs”, “homeless individuals” and “homeless children” become “individuals experiencing homelessness” and “youth experiencing homelessness”, and “welfare dependency” turns into “foster care status, school status, education level, highest grade level completed, low-income status, and receipt of public assistance”.
Repackaging language that has a negative connotation as ambiguous or even portraying it in a positive light is a common tool used by Democrats to cover up and advance their radical policy proposals is a common tactic. When it comes to” justice-involved individuals”, leftists champion their soft-on-crime agenda, which aims to put violent criminals back on the streets instead of punishing them.
Changing “offenders” to” justice-involved individuals” may not seem like a big deal to the GOP legislators backing the omnibus but it should be. Words that are unrooted in reality but instead attempt to reshape narratives to support radicalism don’t belong in bills.
The Federalist staff writer and host of The Federalist Radio Hour, Jordan Boyd. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordanian received her bachelor’s degree from Baylor University, where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.
