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96. It is a small reform of a rotten system.

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Tue Aug 13, 2013, 07:44 AM

Aug 2013

I refuse to celebrate.

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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