[Lawgvr1955]

As Orwell said in Animal Farm some animals or more equal than others. With the U.S.Attorney having the discretion whether to file sentence enhancements for prior drug convictions, they can manipulate sentences as they want. One thing that burned me the other day was the fact that Ashcroft himself approved a 7 year deal for a terrorist. As long as the U.S.Attorney has unfettered discretion as to what offense to charge and what enhancements to seek, they can manipulate sentences much more than any commie-lib, bleeding heart judge ever dreamed. That is in part why I find this latest issue a red herring when it is claimed that these reports are to seek "more fair" sentences. Hogwash!!

[Lawgvr1955]

Ashcroft approves a seven year trip for a terrorist while most federal drug offenses carry a mandatory ten year minimum makes me think he is being a tad bit of a hypocrite looking for "soft" sentencing judges.