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Who will Obama pardon on his last day? Who do you WANT Obama to pardon on his last day?

Posted - December 7, 2016
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  • 44620
    All non-violent drug users. (Not dealers or pushers.)
      December 7, 2016 8:23 AM MST
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  • 3907
    Hello Chief:

    The feds don't lock up users and Obama can't pardon state criminals.

    excon
      December 7, 2016 8:37 AM MST
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  • 44620
    Thanks for the info, shipmate.
      December 7, 2016 8:40 AM MST
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  • 3907
    Hello again, Chief:

    Here's who I think he should pardon.. 

    During the 80's, we thought crack cocaine was much more dangerous than powdered cocaine. So, we made the sentences for having/selling crack 100 TIMES harder than they would be for the same amount of powdered cocaine.. It was also true that black cocaine users preferred crack over powder..

    Then we found out we were WRONG, and racist too, for that matter.. 

    In recognition of our error congress reduced the sentencing disparity from 100 to 1, down to 18 to 1.  Which, of course, made NO sense whatsoever... If there's NO difference, then there's NO difference..  Plus, they DIDN'T make it retroactive, so if you happen to have gotten caught during ONE set of sentencing laws, and NOT the other, too bad for you.

    So, Obama has been pardoning people who WOULD already have been released IF they had been sentenced under the new guidelines..   He needs to get busy and pardon them ALL..


    excon This post was edited by excon at December 7, 2016 10:39 AM MST
      December 7, 2016 8:58 AM MST
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  • 457
    Snowden
      December 7, 2016 8:47 AM MST
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  • 46117
    Mitt Romney.  We thought he was the bad guy till now. 
      December 7, 2016 8:48 AM MST
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  • 1002
    Edward Snowden and anyone currently serving time for a victimless crime.

    I've never been a huge fan of Obama's, but I'll admit he has redeemed himself with me and to a certain extent by using his powers to do some good.
      December 7, 2016 9:04 AM MST
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  • Snowden.  It's an easy decision and the most important one IMHO.
      December 7, 2016 10:40 AM MST
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