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Comrade Grumpy

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56. Holder has directed federal prosecutors to go easy on resorting to mandatory minimums.

Mon Aug 12, 2013, 04:08 PM

Aug 2013

That is a real, concrete step, and it will begin to reduce the prison population.

The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 has already seen thousands of crack offenders get out of prison early.

But there are still more than 100,000 federal drug war prisoners, so we have a ways to go.

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Kudos to Obama and Holder: Mandatory minimum' sentences to end for many drug offenders [View all] cali Aug 2013 OP

We should heap praise on these clowns MindPilot Aug 2013 #1

At least they show up....do you seriously think the RMoney administration would have trod this path? MADem Aug 2013 #3

Oh yeah, the "it could've been worse with the other guy" strawman. MindPilot Aug 2013 #4

Not "could have." Would have. But we know where your head is at! nt MADem Aug 2013 #15

This Was Predictable... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #92

+1!!! nt MADem Aug 2013 #103

True - the hold your nose Admin dbackjon Aug 2013 #28

Many of the bashers and pure left do. uponit7771 Aug 2013 #29

I want to celebrate EVERY step in the right direction duhneece Aug 2013 #38

EXACTLY. I don't understand the haters and anti-Obama zealots here anymore. nt uhnope Aug 2013 #41

Agreed! mountain grammy Aug 2013 #75

I agree with you also. beveeheart Aug 2013 #84

What a brilliant POV! nt MADem Aug 2013 #101

When the bar is set at RMoney obxhead Aug 2013 #100

That's not where the bar was set, but that was the choice the last time around. nt MADem Aug 2013 #102

in a word: Yes. cali Aug 2013 #9

yay. exactly right uhnope Aug 2013 #43

I think Obama noticed this a long time ago as well... dennis4868 Aug 2013 #11

That, plus IMO this is just a workaround to avoid the minimum sentencing laws groundloop Aug 2013 #21

Federal sentencing reform is garnering bipartisan support. Something could actually pass this year. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #55

You said what I was thinking, better than I could have! Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #46

damned if they do damned if they don't nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #19

HOLY COW!!! George II Aug 2013 #20

Can you just be happy about this! Jesus, quit whining! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #23

Politically speaking- fredamae Aug 2013 #37

"They"? "For decades"? How long have Obama and Holder been in their respective offices? Hekate Aug 2013 #63

Release the "Hitch" fredamae Aug 2013 #67

Yeah, I TOLD everyone they should have voted for you demwing Aug 2013 #40

Thank you so much for this post Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #42

yeah I gave up a long time ago uhnope Aug 2013 #44

You're fired Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #49

Keep it up leftynyc Aug 2013 #59

Bitching is easy.. NeonDog Aug 2013 #83

k&r.. spanone Aug 2013 #2

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #5

Recommended. This is a very good thing. Autumn Aug 2013 #6

Hmmm, everything is going to change because of a speech Holder hasn't made yet. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #7

Actually, the speech has been leaked. We do know what he'll say. cali Aug 2013 #10

+1 nt MADem Aug 2013 #16

Yes, we do, and I know that. But what's that got to do with action? 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #33

i think we can file this under questionseverything Aug 2013 #45

Holder has directed federal prosecutors to go easy on resorting to mandatory minimums. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #56

Our whole system is terrible Dash87 Aug 2013 #8

Bravo if it's more than rhetoric. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #12

You might benefit from educating yourself on the "Smart on Crime" policy of msanthrope Aug 2013 #13

Late to the party Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #14

K & R SunSeeker Aug 2013 #17

K&R Grateful for Hope Aug 2013 #18

Great job! Great news! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #22

Thanks, Cali lillypaddle Aug 2013 #24

Woohoo LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #25

A good half step. Now show real leadership n end the war on drugs on point Aug 2013 #26

Good. Drug dealers go to prison....Hedgefund managers go to Hawaii BlueJazz Aug 2013 #27

How will this effect already incarcerated non-violent drug offenders? justiceischeap Aug 2013 #30

big, big heaven05 Aug 2013 #31

Once you have a record there will be punitive punishment for the rest of your life. L0oniX Aug 2013 #32

^^^This! gulliver Aug 2013 #68

Bravo. blackspade Aug 2013 #34

Now make it retroactive. Downtown Hound Aug 2013 #35

^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^ +1000000000000000 Coyotl Aug 2013 #39

+1 gulliver Aug 2013 #69

As I said before, not much real effect here Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #36

I didn't think about that, but you're right. LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #51

Sad but true Go Vols Aug 2013 #52

I don't know all the facts Just Saying Aug 2013 #78

When we hear "prison population" a lot of these people are in for short sentences.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #47

Thank you for acknowledging this Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #48

ACLU: How to Process Eric Holder�s Major Criminal Law Reform Speech ProSense Aug 2013 #50

Good. Hopefully this move isn't to provide cover for more arrests of medical marijuana patients. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #53

a big FUCK YOU to ronnie reagan spanone Aug 2013 #54

ACLU confirms this "a big deal"!!! uhnope Aug 2013 #57

K&R! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #58

This is a big step in the right direction! Maedhros Aug 2013 #60

Progress ... Texano78704 Aug 2013 #61

I already know too much about Holder warrprayer Aug 2013 #62

Great but...... Heather MC Aug 2013 #64

KnR, cali. This is a bfd -- even the ACLU thinks so. Hekate Aug 2013 #65

Holy Shite malaise Aug 2013 #66

hardly the first time or even the first time in recent months cali Aug 2013 #72

LOL malaise Aug 2013 #73

it must be d�tente day corkhead Aug 2013 #74

My idea of how to respond to policy decisions is pretty simple. dgauss Aug 2013 #70

How many low-level, nonviolent drug offenders will be affected? canoeist52 Aug 2013 #71

How many low-level, nonviolent drug offenses will become Federal? leftstreet Aug 2013 #82

that is a good question. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #86

Excellent Peacetrain Aug 2013 #76

"While the aggressive enforcement of federal criminal statutes remains necessary" burnodo Aug 2013 #77

Kudos to Cali for posting something positive about the president and the AG loyalsister Aug 2013 #79

...right after Congress changes the law. Deep13 Aug 2013 #80

+1 burnodo Aug 2013 #90

Good move! Just Saying Aug 2013 #81

Some progress against the war on some drugs Blue Owl Aug 2013 #85

Will Holder do anything to help end the CA Prisoner hunger strike? annm4peace Aug 2013 #87

A rare chance for me to give them praise dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #88

Indeed. I've been waiting for something like this for five years. eridani Aug 2013 #89

As long as man mins are on the books, prosecutors morningfog Aug 2013 #91

this is a calculated distraction from what they've been doing at justice soryang Aug 2013 #93

+1 burnodo Aug 2013 #98

Meanwhile the doj continues to persecute medical marijuana Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #94

It's a step and it's a substantial one. cali Aug 2013 #95

It is a small reform of a rotten system. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #96

fine. don't celebrate, but do try to remember that reform has to start somewhere. cali Aug 2013 #97

But they'll keep busting Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, I'm sure. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #99