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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by LatteLazy on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:47AM (#25823595)
One of the few unchecked powers of the US president is the pardon. I never understood why Obama (now Trump) didnt just pardon all federal non violent drug offenders on the last day of his 2nd term...
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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by jl6 on Monday January 18, 2021 @02:14PM (#25825364)
“Non violent drug offenders” is probably really hard to specify at the next level of detail.
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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by edbob on Monday January 18, 2021 @04:02PM (#25826583)
Similar categories are already specified in the penal code. Take a look at federal sentencing guidelines.
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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by LatteLazy on Monday January 18, 2021 @02:25PM (#25825476)
Yeah, but he doesn't need to. He can leave that to the courts.
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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by monetus on Monday January 18, 2021 @12:47PM (#25824343)
I doubt he prioritized that over the political baggage it would create for his successors or his personal life. I wish he had been inspired by carter, but politically I think this must seem riskier than those pardons. The rhetoric around why prisoners shouldn't vote seem to underly a lot of the same thinking, but I wish we knew their rationale.
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Re:We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college by LatteLazy on Monday January 18, 2021 @02:10PM (#25825313)
People spend their lives scrambling for power. Then when they get it, they're out of ideas after "Tax Cuts!". Zero vision, just self interest...
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