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Comrade Grumpy

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25. Obama and Holder made big, important moves to reform the criminal justice system.

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Mon Jul 20, 2015, 02:59 PM

Jul 2015

The Fair Sentencing Act.

Retroactivity for the Fair Sentencing Act.

Asking drug war prisoners to seek sentence commutations, and then beginning to grant them.

Laying off marijuana in states where it is legal.

All of these things are a huge benefit to the black community.

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You tell them Black people what to do and how to think, I bet it works out great for you too randys1 Jul 2015 #1

I think this would be MLK's reaction if he were here today... cascadiance Jul 2015 #2

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #5

Bye!!! mfcorey1 Jul 2015 #7

Here's a hint: black folks don't like it when white people talk down to them. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #9

nice try J_J_ Jul 2015 #16

Perhaps you mistake DU for reality. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #20

Oh dear god, just stop, stop, stop! White people playing the "MLK would agree with geek tragedy Jul 2015 #15

MLK Jr confronted ALL of his oppressors not just one in front of TV cameras nt msongs Jul 2015 #18

Well, that's helpful, isn't it? MineralMan Jul 2015 #3

How are they being helpful? J_J_ Jul 2015 #12

Welcome to DU, J_J_ Scootaloo Jul 2015 #4

Obama is almost out of office. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #6

Innocent Black people are being killed every day! J_J_ Jul 2015 #14

You truly can't be wondering why two people... NCTraveler Jul 2015 #19

Obama is on his way out, so let's just let people die? J_J_ Jul 2015 #26

"Why isn't Black Lives Matter protesting Obama and the TPP?" geek tragedy Jul 2015 #8

This is a borderline inflammatory OP Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #10

Did you mistakenly think you were sending this to a Fox site? Good to know how they are thinking. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #11

We need a politician like Huey P Long... SidDithers Jul 2015 #13

wow really ? olddots Jul 2015 #17

The first person they protested on that stage was O'Malley. When he was Mayor of Baltimore pnwmom Jul 2015 #21

I don't think the feds are responsible LittleBlue Jul 2015 #22

Why doesn't one of them (BLM) run for the nomination? Peregrine Took Jul 2015 #23

So you no longer consider yourself sympathetic to the cause of police violence against black geek tragedy Jul 2015 #24

I've been working on this cause for a long time. I think their targeting and their tactics sucked. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #28

But the frustration and despair are real. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #30

Obama and Holder made big, important moves to reform the criminal justice system. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #25

BLACKLIVESMATTER PROTESTED IN SELMA AT OBAMA'S SPEECH Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #27

After reading this OP, I'm sure blacks will be lining up en masse to vote for Bernie! Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #29