{"id":47576,"date":"2022-10-11T11:44:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=47576"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:44:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:44:39","slug":"law-and-order-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=47576","title":{"rendered":"Law And Order Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lifelong-democrat-former-deputy-mayor-philadelphia-endorses-oz-fetterman-cites-safety-city\/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=AE&amp;utm_campaign=can&amp;utm_content=2022-10-10&amp;seyid=25735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a> posted an article about former Philadelphia Deputy Mayor Tom Knox.<\/p>\n<p>The article reports:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>A Philadelphia Democrat is swinging for a Republican in a red-hot Senate election.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Former Philadelphia Deputy Mayor Tom Knox endorsed Mehmet Oz on Friday, eschewing John Fetterman, his party\u2019s nominee for the United States Senate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Knox, who says he\u2019s a \u201clifelong Democrat,\u201d explained why he had decided to back Oz in a statement obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/spencerbrown\/2022\/10\/07\/democrat-endorses-oz-urges-his-party-to-put-safety-over-party-n2614118?817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Townhall<\/a> on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cI have met with John Fetterman, and I personally like him,\u201d Knox explained.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cBut I am sad to say, as a resident of Philadelphia, that our city has become increasingly dangerous, and John Fetterman\u2019s policies on crime will make things much worse.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Philadelphia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/one-month-still-left-year-blue-philadelphia-breaks-30-year-old-homicide-record\/?ff_source=email&amp;ff_medium=AE&amp;ff_campaign=can&amp;ff_content=2022-10-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broke<\/a> the city\u2019s 30-year homicide record in 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Gun violence in the Democrat-dominated city <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-gun-control-experiment-hits-critical-mass-philadelphia-cemetery-running-room-firearm-deaths\/?ff_source=email&amp;ff_medium=AE&amp;ff_campaign=can&amp;ff_content=2022-10-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has reached a point<\/a> where the city\u2019s cemetery workers have been unable to dig enough graves for the victims of shootings at times.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Knox pointed to what he sees as Fetterman\u2019s soft-on-crime policies in his statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cHis push as lieutenant governor to release more dangerous criminals \u2014 after we have already seen a gruesome increase in violent crime \u2014 and promote heroin injection sites in our neighborhoods are radical ideas that would make our streets less safe,\u201d Knox said of the current Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am not going to make a prediction about this election. Pennsylvania is not known for its high degree of election integrity, and John Fetterman is popular in the state. However, when people go to vote, they need to consider the impact their vote will have on their personal safety. That was not as important an issue in the past as it is now, but currently it is one of the most important issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday The Western Journal posted an article about former Philadelphia Deputy Mayor Tom Knox. The article reports: A Philadelphia Democrat is swinging for a Republican in a red-hot Senate election. 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