Governor J. B. Pritzker signed the grossly misnamed SAFE-T Act into law, and it will go into effect on January 1. This bill completely overhauls our criminal justice system and endangers Illinoisans in the process. The SAFE-T Act, or more accurately, the Unsafe Act, ends cash bail in Illinois, making us the first state in the country to do so.
Democrats argue that it’s unfair to hold someone in jail because they don’t have the funds to post bail. But what is truly unfair is how innocent Illinoisans will be put in harm’s way as dangerous criminals will now be set free in our neighborhoods because of this bill.
Lauren Underwood refuses to tell voters where she stands and continues to vote with defund-the-police extremists like AOC and the squad, while our families are put in danger by reckless left-wing policies. She has even been campaigning with anti-police radical State Rep. Delia Ramirez.
Abolishing cash bail means that any suspected criminal currently sitting in jail awaiting trial will be let out beginning January 1, 2023. It means that people facing charges for violent offenses like fatal DUIs, drug distribution, or kidnapping (just to name a few) will all be scot-free until their trial date. The elimination of cash bail means that the criteria for arresting a suspected criminal will be more difficult to meet, forcing police officers to arrest less suspects out of fear of punishment, essentially handcuffing them from performing the duties of their career.
This directly jeopardizes the safety of every man, woman, and child across our state.
This is the Democrat agenda, and this is the party of Lauren Underwood. She does not care about your safety or your family’s safety. She does not care about upholding the rule of law, but rather actively seeks to undermine it.
The Unsafe Act is a threat to our home, and unless we vote out Lauren Underwood and her Democrat friends in November, Illinois families shouldn’t expect the chaos and crime to subside any time soon.
With your contribution of $250, $100, $50, or even $25 we can put a stop to these destructive policies and defund the police radicals.
Thank you,
Scott
