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Drug Policy

Ruby the Liberal

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1. Agreed, but what a tightrope to walk

Reply to MindMover (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2014, 07:46 PM

Apr 2014

Clinton never lived down pardoning Marc Rich - who left the country to avoid financial fraud convictions.

GOP pardons the wealthy/connected, the left goes wild and the country yawns.

By the President purposely looking for these inane sentences to right the wrongs, he will be on the right side of history, but - can you just HEAR the racist dog whistle from home? "He's setting all the drug dealers free". How many will bother to think "was their sentence even remotely appropriate"?

Glad its not me responsible for selling this, but God Speed to those who are...

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Obama plans clemency for hundreds of drug offenders [View all] MindMover Apr 2014 OP

Agreed, but what a tightrope to walk Ruby the Liberal Apr 2014 #1

I believe his legacy lies in Keystone and the environment .... not these insane drug laws .... nt MindMover Apr 2014 #2