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What does the federal government getting involved even look like? The tweet mentions criminals getting released and using federal courts.
Do prisoners who break federal laws that have similar state laws often get tried at the state level and wind up in state prisons? Are they requesting that federal sentencing take precedence in cases where it often doesn't? Otherwise, it seems they want the fed to step on the toes of the local legal system, which seems untenable. Aren't state prisons funded by state taxes? So what authority does the federal government have when it comes to state sentencing?
I am just guessing here but I am assuming people are getting caught via state police and released for things with a federal corellary. I.e if you are a felon with a gun you are violating both a NY state law and a federal law. So presumably they want the feds to charge with the federal crime which is something they rarely do because they leave it up to the local legal system.