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In final act as president, Obama commutes 330 drug sentences
foxnews.com ^ | 1/19/17 | ap

Posted on 01/19/2017 12:49:55 PM PST by ColdOne

WASHINGTON – In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to correct what he's called a systematic injustice to a climactic close.

With his final offer of clemency, Obama brought his total number of commutations granted to 1,715, more than any other president in U.S. history, the White House said. During his presidency Obama ordered free 568 inmates who had been sentenced to life in prison.

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To: angcat

Great! Just what the Drug plague needs. Last night 12 O.D.’d in Springfield, Ohio.
Never seen it this bad.


81 posted on 01/19/2017 2:06:30 PM PST by griswold3
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To: BobP

Up until he was sworn in, his dangerous mind had not acted anything out.

He just spent eight years acting out what his dangerous mind told him needed to be done.

If you think of it that way, he leaves office having realized much of what his dangerous mind had reasoned, needed to be done.

He leaves office exponentially worse. > IMO


82 posted on 01/19/2017 2:07:13 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: ColdOne

“Barack Ødungo - a criminal’s best friend”


83 posted on 01/19/2017 2:16:31 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: ColdOne

This is not Obama’s final act. He intends to harm our republic until 11:59:59 AM tomorrow.


84 posted on 01/19/2017 2:28:17 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Great post.

You are right. Pot dealers USUALLY deal in other stuff too, at least in the hoods.

And they WILL do anything to hold their turf..

Took a lot of people from the “good” neighborhoods to the bad ones to get crack, pot..whatever.

They paid up front (called it a crack and back) and some never came back out of the projects.

BTW I served as Foreman on a Special Prosecutors Grand Jury case.

Can’t say anything about the case. I can say I sleep just fine.


85 posted on 01/19/2017 2:35:47 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: ColdOne

I want a racial breakdown of those pardoned.


86 posted on 01/19/2017 2:37:41 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: dp0622

Good for you, jury wise.

I served on a jury where the guy was let off. It was my first jury experience and it was not a positive one.

I believed the guy to be guilty.


87 posted on 01/19/2017 2:39:00 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: Organic Panic
“he’s just a drug dealer.”

So was Pablo Escobar


88 posted on 01/19/2017 2:39:50 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: DoughtyOne

That sucks. Liberal area?

You know that I can’t talk about that case the rest of MY LIFE to anybody. That’s Strict!

Never served on regular jury duty.


89 posted on 01/19/2017 2:42:44 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: scooby321
"You think Hillary won’t get a pardon or any of her gang."

Obama sure is keeping Hillary in suspense!
He's having fun tormenting her. Maybe a pardon, maybe not;
keep dragging it out to the last second -- just to hear Bill
and Hillary pleading -- begging for it.
Hey Hillary! Maybe you should offer Obama more of that Clinton
Foundation money!

Seriously though, I think Obama wants to purge the Clintons
from the Party, them an all of their supporters.
Obama wants to be the king pin in the DemonRAT Party
and keep his people in control of the party.
To do this he needs Hillary & Bill gone, along with their
friends. Therefore no pardon for Hillary. Only one king of the Democrats and that's Obama. I think the guy has plans.

90 posted on 01/19/2017 2:54:03 PM PST by StormEye
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To: dp0622

I understand.

I have talked about my case in general terms to family long after the event, but I don’t mention names or the location of the infraction/arrest.

It wasn’t a high profile case.

It being my first experience, I don’t think I upheld my end of the deal. That’s part of the reason why it still bugs me.


91 posted on 01/19/2017 2:56:23 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: DoughtyOne

Ah, don’t let it get to you. There’s a bunch of our “peers” that you had to deal with.


92 posted on 01/19/2017 3:14:13 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622

Agreed


93 posted on 01/19/2017 3:19:43 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: Mr. K
I am just hoping he doesn’t give a last SECOND pardon to HilLiARy...

He won't.

Pardoning Hillary (and having her accept his pardon) would be an admission that she was crooked all along.

Nope. The deal was struck. He won't pardon her and Trump won't pursue charges. This is why she conceded without putting up a fight.

The CFF and CGI will shut down and Bill and Hillary Clinton will live their remaining days in quiet privacy and financial comfort.

94 posted on 01/19/2017 3:26:26 PM PST by Drew68
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To: ColdOne

I wonder how many of those pardoned will be taken out by gun liberty in the next few years? That is while trying to rob, burglarize, assault, or commit various and sundry other serious misdemeanors and felonies.

It will also be interesting to see their group recidivism rate. That is, how many end up right back in prison.


95 posted on 01/19/2017 3:30:07 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Friday, January 20, 2017. Reparations end.)
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To: ColdOne

How many of these guys have already committed new murders?


96 posted on 01/19/2017 3:31:17 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: DoughtyOne

I hope one of his daughters falls in love with one of them——what a hoot that would be.

.


97 posted on 01/19/2017 3:33:39 PM PST by Mears
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To: ColdOne
In final act as president

I doubt that seriously. He's still got hours for more destruction.

98 posted on 01/19/2017 3:33:54 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life ~ Vote!)
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To: Mears

LOL, good one.


99 posted on 01/19/2017 3:35:36 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: ColdOne

We need to come up with a unique name for these individuals. It should be something that will forever link Obama’s name with these criminals so that, when they are later arrested for violent, and perhaps deadly crimes, Barack Obama’s name will be invoked along with that of the offender.


100 posted on 01/19/2017 3:36:23 PM PST by GreenHornet
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