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"On Tuesday, the Massachusetts senator released a plan with a simple premise: Make the government take the problem seriously—maybe for the first time.
In April 2009, the Department of Homeland Security issued an internal report warning of a rise in right-wing extremism. The analyst who authored it, Daryl Jones, deduced that the election of the first black president and the financial crisis had created fertile ground for extremism. When the document leaked, it prompted a backlash from conservatives. The Obama administration caved, rescinding the report.
Warren’s plan seems designed to prevent any such future drawdowns, envisioning a federal bureaucracy that makes stopping white nationalist violence a priority by studying the problem, tracking it, and prosecuting it.
It also calls for early prevention measures, gun control, and building trust and police reform in targeted communities to improve relationships with law enforcement. But Warren isn't the first 2020 Democratic contender to issue such a plan. Julián Castro also has a detailed plan to curb white nationalist violence by prioritizing a federal response to the problem, as did Beto O’Rourke before he exited the race. All three included gun control in the their plans.
“There are also other statutes that can be sued to prosecute white nationalist extremists, including hate crimes and organized crime laws," the plan says. "We have the laws. What we lack is the will to prioritize investigating and prosecuting.”"
Fighting Back Against White Nationalist Violence | Elizabeth Warren
"On Tuesday, the Massachusetts senator released a plan with a simple premise: Make the government take the problem seriously—maybe for the first time.
In April 2009, the Department of Homeland Security issued an internal report warning of a rise in right-wing extremism. The analyst who authored it, Daryl Jones, deduced that the election of the first black president and the financial crisis had created fertile ground for extremism. When the document leaked, it prompted a backlash from conservatives. The Obama administration caved, rescinding the report.
Warren’s plan seems designed to prevent any such future drawdowns, envisioning a federal bureaucracy that makes stopping white nationalist violence a priority by studying the problem, tracking it, and prosecuting it.
It also calls for early prevention measures, gun control, and building trust and police reform in targeted communities to improve relationships with law enforcement. But Warren isn't the first 2020 Democratic contender to issue such a plan. Julián Castro also has a detailed plan to curb white nationalist violence by prioritizing a federal response to the problem, as did Beto O’Rourke before he exited the race. All three included gun control in the their plans.
“There are also other statutes that can be sued to prosecute white nationalist extremists, including hate crimes and organized crime laws," the plan says. "We have the laws. What we lack is the will to prioritize investigating and prosecuting.”"
Fighting Back Against White Nationalist Violence | Elizabeth Warren