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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her Catholic faith and urgency of criminal justice reform
America Magazine ^ | June 2018 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Posted on 06/28/2018 10:07:09 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

Christ came to me emblazoned on the upper arm of my beloved cousin Marc. The blue-black ink danced between the bullet scars and stretch marks that graced my cousin’s upper body. Atop this crown-of-thorns depiction was a tattooed banner with the phrase “Only God Can Judge Me.”

Marc—like several men in my family—had been caught in the webbed threads of poverty, geography and lack of opportunity during the fever pitch of 1990s mass incarceration. Baggy-pant boys like him fit the descriptions of “super-predators” and “thugs” that dominated our national discourse at the time. Marc served his time, and has been out of the system ever since—a miraculous feat, given that over 75 percent of released state prisoners in the United States are rearrested within five years. Today he is a union worker and a happily married father of three successful children.

The still imprisoned are not so lucky. By virtually every measure, the United States incarcerates more of its people than any other nation in the world. When we look at the fuller picture of who we imprison, for how long and why, it may not be a stretch to conclude that our criminal justice system could very well benefit from a rite of penance of its own.

Discussions of reforming our criminal justice system demand us to ask philosophical and moral questions. What should be the ultimate goal of sentencing and incarceration? Is it punishment? Rehabilitation? Forgiveness? For Catholics, these questions tie directly to the heart of our faith.

You have heard it said: Visit the imprisoned. But what about their guards?

Solutions are already beginning to take shape, which include unraveling the War on Drugs, reconsidering mandatory minimum sentencing...

(Excerpt) Read more at americamagazine.org ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: americamagazine; aoc; aoccatholic; capitalpunishment; catholic; catholicism; corporalpunishment; cortez; crime; criminaljustice; deathpenalty; deterrence; elections; ocasiocortez; prisonreform; warondrugs
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Why is the news so focused on this irrelevant soon to be kid freshman congresswoman with absolutely no influence, power or brains? So she upset another irrelevant congressman. It is not the first or last time it will happen. After her 15 minutes in a few days she will be forgotten and CNN will be back to trashing Trump and reporting on missing Malaysian airliners. If they can’t find one missing, they will make it up anyway that one is missing and that Trump is to blame.


21 posted on 06/28/2018 10:30:50 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: rjsimmon
Here's what I noticed.

One month ago, I had never heard of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

She wins one flippin primary --- a primary mind you ---- in one flippin Congressional District, and now it's every day, several times a day:

It's JUST like the run-up to Obama. Remember sometime in 2004 he won the Illinois U.S. Senate Democratic primary--- a flippin primary --- and all of a sudden you're hearing all the time about the "brilliant," "gifted," "young," "political genius" Broko Bomba? WHO???

She is absolutely being set up.

By people who think we have the attention-span of gnats.

America Magazine? Just more knavish Jesuitry.

22 posted on 06/28/2018 10:31:42 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence bymeans of language.-Wittgenstein)
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To: NorthMountain

Perzackly.


23 posted on 06/28/2018 10:32:19 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence bymeans of language.-Wittgenstein)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
Obama ... "brilliant," "gifted," "young"

To be young, gifted, and black.

24 posted on 06/28/2018 10:34:03 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: Claud

Amen brother!


25 posted on 06/28/2018 10:34:26 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I think there is a Jesuit in her woodshed.


26 posted on 06/28/2018 10:34:33 AM PDT by forgotten man
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

She must really love Pope Che.


27 posted on 06/28/2018 10:39:22 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: MUDDOG; CondoleezzaProtege
Oh geez, no sooner had the words appeared in my brain:

Ocasio-Cortez wants to be President, Mom Says (FR Link)

Was that predictable, or what??

28 posted on 06/28/2018 10:40:23 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence bymeans of language.-Wittgenstein)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

So he’s a reformed thug?

Does she believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God who died for our sins and is resurrected? Does she believe we are redeemed by His sacrifice?


29 posted on 06/28/2018 10:41:36 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Indeed. For now I liken her to a Sarah Palin without the PR baggage and soon to hold a Congressional title. She is the face of the Left’s version of the “Tea Party” movement and will endorse little known candidates, etc...


30 posted on 06/28/2018 10:41:54 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Her Catholic faith? So she’s pro-life?


31 posted on 06/28/2018 10:42:34 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Hmmm.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Synchronicity!


32 posted on 06/28/2018 10:43:22 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: CaptainK

He had bullet scars, how long before she denounces gun violence or police shootings?


33 posted on 06/28/2018 10:43:33 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
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To: chuckee

Why, because it’s all about turnout in November and this will excite the base.


34 posted on 06/28/2018 10:44:13 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Hmmm.)
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To: SaxxonWoods
Why, because it’s all about turnout in November and this will excite the base.

Indeed it's vital that conservatives don't get bickery, lazy, and complacent on our end.

35 posted on 06/28/2018 10:45:58 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
YO Princess! If you want to be a real "former cocktail waitress" politician, you gotta know the rules.

Rule #1: Don't mix religion with politics.

Got it?

36 posted on 06/28/2018 10:46:12 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't pass up the opportunity to use the Second Amendment today! IT'S FREE!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“bullet scars...that graced my cousin’s upper body”

Note the plural, tambien.


37 posted on 06/28/2018 10:46:16 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

The democrat socialist media’s latest love child.


38 posted on 06/28/2018 10:48:05 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Unreal. They’re now building this commie bitch as the second coming of obama..


39 posted on 06/28/2018 10:48:22 AM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“Only God Can Judge Me”

Her cousin is on the arrogant side, tambien.


40 posted on 06/28/2018 10:48:54 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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