If the goal is to make the United States look like the Third World, then lawmakers should vote in favor of Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s newest and most foolish bill.

You see, Jayapal believes the "compassionate" thing to do for the drug-addicted population living on the streets is to simply leave them be, even though many of them aren’t in a state to ask for help. The irony is that’s the opposite of compassion. Allowing someone to destroy themselves while shooting up fentanyl slowly isn’t what you do when you truly care about them. On top of that, this isn’t something we want our children exposed to, especially as more cities become overrun with dirty needles and unsafe conditions.

So, what does Jayapal think is the best solution to all of this? Well, it’s actually the antithesis of a solution. She believes the “compassionate” approach is not only to strip away any form of local control over the issue, but to outright ban any attempt to clear out homeless encampments—even the idea of doing so.

Good grief. She's absolutely pathetic. No one—and I mean no one—is trying to "criminalize homelessness."

According to The Post Millennial:

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) has introduced new legislation that would bar federal agencies from removing homeless individuals from federal land if they have nowhere else to go — a move that comes just days before the anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s landmark City of Grants Pass v. Johnson decision.

Dubbed the “Housing Not Handcuffs” Act, Jayapal’s bill seeks to protect people experiencing homelessness from being penalized for actions such as accepting food or water, or storing belongings on federal property, unless "adequate alternative indoor space” is available.

The crazy thing about this bill is that, more often than not, the issue isn’t a lack of housing at all. We have plenty of evidence showing that the so-called “housing first” approach not only fails, but it also makes the situation worse over time.

The legislation is a direct response to the high court’s ruling on City of Grants Pass v. Johnson last year, which overturned a lower court decision and gave cities the authority to enforce bans on homeless camping in public areas.

Jayapal said in a statement accompanying the bill’s introduction, “Every single person in the richest country in the world should be able to have a roof over their head and a safe place to sleep, it’s that simple,” and went onto say that one cannot pay rent on minimum wage anywhere in the US.

Why not kill two birds with one stone, right, Jayapal? Not only is she effectively advocating for an increased minimum wage, but she also believes that simply declaring housing a “right” somehow leads to more affordable housing. And honestly—LOL at the idea that drug-addicted individuals choosing to live out their degeneration on the streets has anything to do with a “livable wage.”

If someone chooses to live on the street, it's almost certain that the issue has little to do with minimum wage and nearly everything to do with personal choices. Still, Jayapal remains deeply unserious, which is why she proposes empty, virtue-signaling bills that highlight her lack of virtue. While she pretends to be compassionate by pushing this kind of nonsense, the reality is quite the opposite: she's advocating for a severely drug-addicted population to continue down a path of self-destruction.

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