{"id":957750,"date":"2021-11-02T23:28:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T03:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=957750"},"modified":"2021-11-02T23:28:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T03:28:48","slug":"george-floyds-minneapolis-votes-no-to-abolish-police-despite-ilhan-omars-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-floyds-minneapolis-votes-no-to-abolish-police-despite-ilhan-omars-support\/","title":{"rendered":"George Floyd&#039;s Minneapolis Votes &#039;No&#039; to Abolish Police Despite Ilhan Omar&#039;s Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorge-floyds-minneapolis-votes-no-to-abolish-police-despite-ilhan-omars-support%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=957750&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1228190509-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The far-left progressives of Minneapolis suffered a major defeat on Tuesday night when the city overwhelmingly voted \u201cNo\u201d on a measure that would abolish the police department \u2014 a measure that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) supported.<\/p>\n<p>With 130 of 136 precincts reporting, the voters of Minneapolis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnpost.com\/elections\/2021\/11\/results\/#dashboard\">voted<\/a> against Question 2 by 57 percent,&nbsp;76,820 votes versus&nbsp;59,196 votes in favor. Aiming to be the most extreme anti-police measure to pass in the United States, the amendment would have had the city charter \u201cremove the Minneapolis Police Department and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/minneapolis-police-ballot-question-results\">replace<\/a> it with a Department of Public Safety,\u201d according to Fox 9. The amendment would also have eliminated the position of police chief as well as the minimum police staffing requirement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2803347280335\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">QUESTION 2 FAILS: Minneapolis voters have rejected a ballot question to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new department of public safety: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IJVjbjDTY8\">https:\/\/t.co\/IJVjbjDTY8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TWI6JZrboi\">pic.twitter.com\/TWI6JZrboi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX 9 (@FOX9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX9\/status\/1455715906252836864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Ballotpedia, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) would have dramatically <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Minneapolis,_Minnesota,_Question_2,_Replace_Police_Department_with_Department_of_Public_Safety_Initiative_(November_2021)\">altered<\/a> law enforcement in Minneapolis, removing the police department\u2019s minimum funding requirement in a city that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/minneapolis-police-department-referendum-multiple-carjackings-in-90-minute-period-day-before-crucial-vote\">seen<\/a> a 286 percent increase in carjackings since 2020:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p>Question 2 would have replaced the Minneapolis Police Department with a new Department of Public Safety (DPS). The DPS would be responsible for \u201ca comprehensive public health approach to safety,\u201d including the employment of licensed police officers if needed to fulfill the department\u2019s responsibilities. A Commissioner of Public Safety would have led the DPS and would have been nominated by the mayor and approved by the city council. The ballot initiative would have also provided for the fire police to be housed with the DPS. Question 2 would have removed the minimum funding requirement for police (0.0017 per resident) from the Minneapolis Charter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey opposed the measure, it received enthusiastic support from none other than squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Pop star Lizzo also endorsed the measure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.743801652893\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am voting NO! on Charter Amendment Question 1, YES! on Question 2, and YES! on Question 3! <\/p>\n<p>We have the chance to move Minneapolis forward in this election. Let&#8217;s take it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pCgufcSElG\">pic.twitter.com\/pCgufcSElG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1450484872326356992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.9697885196375\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This year the residents of Mpls have asked for and can take that first step of action on the ballot. As a resident of Mpls where George Floyd\u2019s murder sparked a national call for real reform, I will vote Yes for greater public safety &amp; more human rights for all. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yes4Minneapolis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Yes4Minneapolis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keith Ellison (@keithellison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keithellison\/status\/1432775852404715522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.7839195979899\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alright Minneapolis. We are about 2.5 hours away from polls closing and that\u2019s still plenty of time to vote <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YesOn2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#YesOn2<\/a>!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/izDYaGZhUc\">pic.twitter.com\/izDYaGZhUc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Black Visions (@BlackVisionsMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackVisionsMN\/status\/1455662953689124871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Yes 4 Minneapolis campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Minneapolis,_Minnesota,_Question_2,_Replace_Police_Department_with_Department_of_Public_Safety_Initiative_(November_2021)\">received <\/a>up to $2.97 million in donations, including $650,000 from the George Soros Open Society Policy Center. Conversely, All of Mpls, the PAC opposed to the measure, received just $1.59 million. Though Gov. Tim Walz (D), and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) publicly opposed the measure, as the vote loomed closer, they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/leading-minnesota-democrats-skip-campaigning-against-policing-question\/600111795\/\">refused<\/a> to openly campaign against it, according to the<em> Star Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would just as soon not get involved in Minneapolis politics and be out front on an issue that\u2019s, no matter what position they take, guaranteed to upset some of their supporters,\u201d said Kathryn Pearson, a University of Minnesota political science professor. \u201cIf they were to be actively campaigning, it would also really highlight the divide within the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Klobuchar later clarified that she had not been asked to campaign against the measure.&nbsp;\u201cThe police chief cannot report to a dozen bosses and I have made my opposition to this amendment clear from the beginning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The far-left progressives of Minneapolis suffered a major defeat on Tuesday night when the city overwhelmingly voted \u201cNo\u201d on a measure that would abolish the police department \u2014 a measure &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-957750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=957750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=957750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=957750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=957750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}