Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., railed against a judge’s decision to block a Minneapolis ballot measure that would replace the city's police department with a new department of public safety. ILHAN OMAR, KEITH ELLISON SUPPORT MEASURE TO REPLACE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT"This ballot measure should be on the ballot," she said. Omar's comments came after Hennepin County District Judge Jamie Anderson on Tuesday struck down Question 2 on the Minneapolis ballot for the Nov. 2 election, saying the wording was "unreasonable and misleading." "I have long said we need a public safety system that is actually rooted in people's basic human needs." "This year the residents of [Minneapolis] have asked for and can take that first step of action on the ballot.

Source: Fox News September 15, 2021 21:20 UTC