Time to Retire COPS

Bush cuts a Program?

In an extremely rare move for this administration, President Bush has recommended the defunding of the COPS program. Read on.

Time to Retire COPS

One look at the COPS program, and you can see why it should. First, the federal government has no business paying to hire, train and equip state and local law enforcement officers for their everyday duties. Local police departments need the independence to respond to local concerns without having the federal government looking over their shoulders. And communities have the responsibility to provide for the safety of their people.