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Dragonfli

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34. Now THIS is the type of action I can wholeheartedly applaud from our executive branch!

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Mon Apr 21, 2014, 11:06 PM

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Obama plans clemency for hundreds (perhaps thousands) of (non-violent) drug offenders [View all] kpete Apr 2014 OP

If he does this, it will be courageous wercal Apr 2014 #1

I think it might be a parting shot....a few "other Democrats" won't hold much pull at that point. VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #2

I can see it now . . . Cartoonist Apr 2014 #7

Let me paint a more vivid picture wercal Apr 2014 #10

Unfortunately, you're probably right AleksS Apr 2014 #13

yep, gop will twist ordinary statistics, BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #17

Good Mz Pip Apr 2014 #3

I think this is truly great....nt...k and r. Stuart G Apr 2014 #4

This would be good. K&R. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2014 #5

And how long until the states do the same? kenichol Apr 2014 #6

Maryland just decriminalized it IronLionZion Apr 2014 #8

Obviously this needs to be part of a package deal... tridim Apr 2014 #9

I think doing one without the other would be dumb maindawg Apr 2014 #16

The President and the Democratic Party would have the full support of millions of American in taking Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #11

Excellent damnedifIknow Apr 2014 #12

back in the day, I naively thought (hoped) Clinton would do something like this Voice for Peace Apr 2014 #14

Make it so, bvar22 Apr 2014 #15

Yes otherone Apr 2014 #20

It is happening right now and all around us on many levels. WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2014 #28

And yet the war on drugs continues?! Fearless Apr 2014 #18

Or if you're not a pessimist... The war on drugs is being phased out, smartly. tridim Apr 2014 #19

Ahh... he's "evolving"... gotcha. Fearless Apr 2014 #21

Do you think Obama started the WOD? tridim Apr 2014 #22

That's a non sequitur arguement. Fearless Apr 2014 #23

No. President Obama did not "start" the WoD, bvar22 Apr 2014 #24

This is going to make some here very upset Capt. Obvious Apr 2014 #25

My own life sentence!! bleedinglib Apr 2014 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #27

Kudos to President Obama!!! Steerpike Apr 2014 #29

Survey Says empire we are Apr 2014 #30

back at you kpete Apr 2014 #31

I guess he reads DU! Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #32

K Cha Apr 2014 #33

Now THIS is the type of action I can wholeheartedly applaud from our executive branch! Dragonfli Apr 2014 #34

Len Bias Laws. DeSwiss Apr 2014 #35