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Obama grants clemency to 231 inmates in one-day record
The Hill ^ | 12/19/2016 | Jordan Fabian

Posted on 12/19/2016 1:02:21 PM PST by Responsibility2nd

President Obama on Monday granted clemency to 231 federal inmates, the most in a single day by any president in U.S. history.

Obama commuted the prison sentences of 153 people and pardoned 78 others, a sign he is ramping up his use of clemency power during his final weeks in office.

The president has frequently doled out commutations as his final months in office wane. But he has seldom handed out pardons, which formally forgive prisoners for their crimes and restore certain rights. Commutations simply cut short their sentences.

With Monday’s grants, Obama has more than doubled the number of people he has pardoned as president, according to the White House, a number that now stands at 148. He has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 people, including 395 serving life sentences.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; clemency; inmates; obamaclemency; obamalegacy; obamapardon; scorchedearth
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Bammie is punishing America.
1 posted on 12/19/2016 1:02:21 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

They will rape, murder and deal narcotics once again.


2 posted on 12/19/2016 1:03:20 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Responsibility2nd

Wonder how many of these are illegals??


3 posted on 12/19/2016 1:03:21 PM PST by CedarDave (Proud member of Hillary's Deplorables class of 2016.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

You ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Wait til he’s back from vacation.


4 posted on 12/19/2016 1:03:41 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Responsibility2nd

395 life sentences?

Yousers!


5 posted on 12/19/2016 1:03:49 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Responsibility2nd
With Monday’s grants, Obama has more than doubled the number of people he has pardoned as president, according to the White House, a number that now stands at 148. He has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 people, including 395 serving life sentences.

Surprising exactly no one.

6 posted on 12/19/2016 1:04:06 PM PST by lonevoice (diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I fear this is just the opening act.

Also FTA.....

Obama has granted clemency more times than any U.S. president, part of his effort to free inmates serving lengthy sentences handed down during the government’s War on Drugs.

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BS. This is double speak for releasing blacks who he feels are unfairly imprisoned at higher rates than whites are.

While ignoring the fact this segment of the population commit 3-4 times the crimes.


7 posted on 12/19/2016 1:06:01 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

0bammie: Hey there Trump, you’d better not abuse the clemency/pardon powers of a president because ...


8 posted on 12/19/2016 1:07:18 PM PST by SkyDancer (Abition Without Talent Is Sad, Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Obama’s having a “Going Out Of Business” sale.


9 posted on 12/19/2016 1:09:33 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Obama himself needs to be arrested and prosecuted


10 posted on 12/19/2016 1:09:39 PM PST by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I have never been a racist - but I swear I do not think the USA will elect another black for President for at least 50 years. He is the ultimate racist. Always was.

Barky and HRC have imploded the DNC. I am loving it.


11 posted on 12/19/2016 1:09:45 PM PST by LouisianaJoanof Arc
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How many animals did this guy let out in the street?


12 posted on 12/19/2016 1:10:10 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Responsibility2nd

and Bush was too scared to pardon one border patrol officer...gimme a break...


13 posted on 12/19/2016 1:10:16 PM PST by SteveinSATX (Anti-liberalism 24/7)
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To: Responsibility2nd

anything O can do to hurt America or make Americans more insecure or fearful, or poor, or crime-ridden, or just umemployed..... or theatened by his IslamoNazi terorrist pals, he will do it...right up to the very last minute of his WHite House Occupancy


14 posted on 12/19/2016 1:10:42 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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To: SteveinSATX

Sums up Bush nicely.


15 posted on 12/19/2016 1:11:52 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Need to start keeping an Obama Body Count.

The number of crime victims killed as a result of somebody he let out of prison.


16 posted on 12/19/2016 1:12:28 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Responsibility2nd

I’m just going to leave the keyword, “scorchedearth,” right here...


17 posted on 12/19/2016 1:12:54 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Vote for your guns!)
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The ‘Give us Barabbas’ President

In two years, can someone count the death toll and crimes committed by these people he released? Someone needs to track the stats...


18 posted on 12/19/2016 1:13:36 PM PST by VaeVictis (~Woe to the Conquered~)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Just wait.
In the last couple of days in his term he will be letting animals go that will do certain pain to us citizens.
Mumia?...prolly a given.
Maybe Sharpton for his tax crimes.
Jessie Jacksons kids...so they can carry on the struggle with dad.
WE AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET!!!
Sh*t, he could pardon ‘everyone’...
Think on that.


19 posted on 12/19/2016 1:14:46 PM PST by glasseye
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To: Responsibility2nd

I don’t recall the Kenyan running on opening our federal prisons. Unless that’s what hope and change means to a marxist.


20 posted on 12/19/2016 1:15:08 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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