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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 15

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    1. moocow1452
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      Like it is now?

      "This chaos would not open up an express lane to liberal change. It would not open up an express lane for the Biden presidency to speed into the history books," [McConnell] said. "The Senate would be more like a hundred-car pile-up. Nothing moving."

      Like it is now?

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    A proposed Kentucky bill would make it a crime to insult or taunt a police officer

    A proposed Kentucky bill would make it a crime to insult or taunt a police officer

    It's one of several provisions included in a larger bill that seeks to increase penalties for crimes related to riots. A state Senate committee passed the bill last week.
    Under the bill, a person who "accosts, insults, taunts, or challenges a law enforcement officer with offensive or derisive words, or by gestures or other physical contact, that would have a direct tendency to provoke a violent response" in a public place would be guilty of disorderly conduct in the second degree. The offense would be classified as a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to 90 days in jail and fines of up to $250.
    That particular section of the bill includes language around "intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm" -- an apparent reference to demonstrations in Louisville and other cities last year.

    Democratic state Sen. David Yates was among those who opposed the bill, criticizing its language and arguing that law enforcement officers should be able to resist provocation if someone happens to be yelling at them.

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