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Chris England

@RepEngland70

26 Oct

I know that those maps are tough to read and actually understand. I am just frustrated as you are. So, here is something else to use to get a better look at the maps. #alpolitics #Alabama #redistricting #SpecialSession2021 #reapportionment

Here is the proposed Congressional district map. davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::… #alpolitics #Alabama #redistricting #SpecialSession2021 #reapportionment

Here is the proposed State School Board district map. davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::… #alpolitics #Alabama #redistricting #SpecialSession2021 #reapportionment

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Chris England

@RepEngland70

28 Aug

Leigh Gwathney was appointed Chair of Pardons and Paroles in October 2019. The last time I tweeted about this, the numbers were from January 2021 to June 2021. To get a clearer picture of the problem, I requested the numbers from when she was appointed. They are not pretty.

Let’s talk pardons. Here are the numbers from Nov. 2019 to June 2021.

White Applicants? 601 granted, 1565 denied.

Black Applicants? 313 granted, 1792 denied.

Hispanic Applicants? 2 granted, 15 denied.

Of the 916 pardons that were given 65% of them went to White Applicants

Now on to Paroles. These numbers are also from Nov. 2019 to June 2021.

White Applicants? 751 granted, 2197 denied.

Black Applicants? 349 granted, 2580 denied.

Hispanic Applicants? 4 granted, 23 denied.

Of the 1104 Paroles granted, 68% of them went to White applicants.

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Chris England

@RepEngland70

8 Jan

@RepMoBrooks

If Wednesday was the final act of Donald Trump’s circus, @RepMoBrooks is one of the ringmasters. For weeks now, he has been lying to the public and whipping people into a frenzy that he and crew were going to “stop the steal” Wednesday.

Check his Twitter feed for the last month. Speeches and statements pushing debunked conspiracy theories based on absolutely nothing. Also, promising that they were going to use their power to overturn the election even after his own Republican colleagues said it wasn’t possible.

After spinning this false narrative, stoking this fire and encouraging “Patriots” to show up at the Capitol to fight and “stop the steal”, he then is the first speaker at the rally and says this.

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Chris England

@RepEngland70

24 Nov 20

https://twitter.com/agstevemarshall/status/1330922890204745733

The #AlabamaMemorialPreservationAct is bad law that creates even worse results. The spirit of it is wrong. But, if you ever wanted to see what the wrong side of history looks like in video format, here you go.

https://twitter.com/agstevemarshall/status/1330922890204745733

Here is a fun fact. The $25,000 fine he argues applies to monuments over 40 years old actually doesn’t apply. It only applies to monuments between 20-40 years old. Also, it only applies to people that didn’t apply for a waiver before removing a 20-40 year old monument.

Don’t believe me? Read it for yourself. The only penalty in the law deals with waiver violations. There is no procedure for getting a waiver for monuments over 40 years old. And there is a reason for that.

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Chris England

@RepEngland70

5 Sep 20

Alabama is another step closer to spending at least 2.6 billion on building three new prisons for men. I have never seen people so happy to spend this much money on a plan that doesn’t solve the problem, creates generational debt, and doesn’t buy us anything at all. #alpolitics

Let’s get a few things out of the way. You are going to hear that we are signing a 30 year lease. We aren’t. We can’t. It’s illegal. So instead, this “arrangement” is going to be a series of 30 1 year leases that will have to be renegotiated every year. #alpolitics

At the end of the 30 1 year leases (assuming we make it that far) we won’t own anything. We will neither own the prison nor the land they sit on. 2.6 billion and we won’t have anything to show for it. #alpolitics

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Chris England

@RepEngland70

7 Aug 20

Ever since I tweeted about my experience with John Lewis and also about my Dad, Judge John Henry England Jr., reading the resolution renaming Nott Hall, many people have contacted me and asked to know more about him. Well, let me tell you a few things.

@TuskegeeUniv

He was born in Uniontown but grew up in Birmingham. He graduated @TuskegeeUniv in 1969. He was pretty active in college. Example? He may have been involved in locking the administration up in their offices during a protest. However, he also made time for the ignorant bench too.

@UALawSchool

In 1969, my Dad went to @UALawSchool. He along with Michael Figures, Booker Forte Jr. and Ronald Jackson were the first Black students to attend the Law School. However, he did not graduate until 1974 because he served 2 years in the Army during the Vietnam War.

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