Obama voted against strengthening law enforcement. The [[gang]]-like [[murder]] of the 7-year-old nephew of the popular [[American Idol]] contestant Jennifer Hudson was discovered Oct. 27th in [[Chicago]], and the [[suspect]] is a convicted [[felon]] who had violated his [[parole]] conditions.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-julian-king-autopsy-1029,0,2752431.story</ref> Yet "[[Obama]] was one of only three [[Illinois]] senators to [[vote]] ''against'' a proposal making it a criminal offense for [[convict]]s on [[probation]] or on [[bail]] to have [[contact]] with a street gang."<ref>http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obamas-crime-votes-are-fodder-for-rivals-2007-03-13.html</ref> | Obama voted against strengthening law enforcement. The [[gang]]-like [[murder]] of the 7-year-old nephew of the popular [[American Idol]] contestant Jennifer Hudson was discovered Oct. 27th in [[Chicago]], and the [[suspect]] is a convicted [[felon]] who had violated his [[parole]] conditions.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-julian-king-autopsy-1029,0,2752431.story</ref> Yet "[[Obama]] was one of only three [[Illinois]] senators to [[vote]] ''against'' a proposal making it a criminal offense for [[convict]]s on [[probation]] or on [[bail]] to have [[contact]] with a street gang."<ref>http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obamas-crime-votes-are-fodder-for-rivals-2007-03-13.html</ref> |