Lewis Calls for Curfew Amid Riots

May 28, 2020

WOODBURY, Minn. — U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis released the following statement on the ongoing riots in Minneapolis and St. Paul following the tragic death of George Floyd.

“For many decades now, with only a rare exception or two, Minneapolis and St. Paul have been governed by liberal Democrats. The promise of a new day or the ‘good life’ has animated their political ascendancy but the reality is things have deteriorated to the breaking point we are now witnessing.

Race relations are worse than ever along with the crime rate.  Housing is out of reach, taxes are at record levels, and a substandard education, despite spending increases, is the norm for too many inner-city children.

To those who say this is politicizing a tragedy—check your own post on Twitter. Besides, that happened long ago from leftist politicians, who should be running their cities, but instead have been blaming every conservative under the sun for decades of incompetence.

And now, in the wake of an injustice that must be corrected, the Twin Cities are being looted and torched. Turning the local Auto Zone into a war zone does nothing to relieve the grief of George Floyd’s family. Just the opposite, the best thing we can do to honor Mr. Floyd’s memory is an immediate return to order and a long-term commitment to restoring opportunity for everyone in our cities.

In the meantime, we cannot allow our neighborhoods and their businesses to perish. How sadly ironic that these elected officials in Minneapolis and St. Paul have been so intent on a ‘peacetime’ stay-at-home curfew when now is the time they should be calling for one.” 

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