Posted on 09/18/2013 8:16:54 PM PDT by re_nortex
If I told you that one out of three African-American males is forbidden by law from voting, you might think I was talking about Jim Crow 50 years ago.
Yet today, a third of African-American males are still prevented from voting because of the War on Drugs.
The War on Drugs has disproportionately affected young black males.
The ACLU reports that blacks are four to five times more likely to be convicted for drug possession although surveys indicate that blacks and whites use drugs at similar rates. The majority of illegal drug users and dealers nationwide are white, but three-fourths of all people in prison for drug offenses are African American or Latino.
Why are the arrest rates so lopsided? Because it is easier to go into urban areas and make arrests than suburban areas.
(Excerpt) Read more at paul.senate.gov ...
Dave’s not here.
"And I think what a tragedy it would it would have been if he had gone to prison. What a tragedy it would have been that America wouldn't have gotten to see Barack Obama as a leader."
This evidently off-the-cuff comment is not in Paul's published transcript.
Good catch! He is his daddy’s boy.
Rand Paul “What a tragedy it would have been had he gone to prison. What a tragedy it would have been if American hadn’t seen Barak Obama as a leader.”
WTH?
“This evidently off-the-cuff comment is not in Paul’s published transcript. ..”
What a phony, just like his dad (who put pork in bills, but then didn’t vote for the bills, just so he could say he never voted for an earmark).
Rand is obviously just trying to persuade the Dems on the committee.
Nothing to see here.
“Rand is obviously just trying to persuade the Dems on the committee.”
Are you saying Paul was just lying to get support?
Nope, he was being sarcastic.
I think it's something else. Rand Paul's a bright guy. He was being provocative. Agree or disagree about Rand Paul's statement, you'll have an opinion. Keep in mind anyone who agrees is saying Obama's a druggie.
You watched the video and concluded he was being sarcastic? Really?
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