Obama Will Take ‘Executive Action’ to Reduce Prison Population

Cybercast News Service ^ | January 31, 2014 - 7:40 AM | Susan Jones

[Olog-hai]

Congress can pass legislation giving judges more discretion in the sentencing of prisoners, but President Obama “also has the ability to take executive action” to commute the sentences of “low-level” drug offenders—and that’s just what he plans to do, Deputy Attorney General James Cole told the New York State Bar Association annual meeting on Thursday.

“A little over a month ago, the President commuted the sentences of eight men and women who were sentenced under severe—and out of date—mandatory minimum sentencing laws,” Cole said. …

[jsanders2001]

We all know what happens on the streets when they turn the mental patints loose

[faithhopecharity]

Impeach!

[Navy Patriot]

He’d have to really do a lot to catch up with Grifter Clinton.

That's a fact. Ya didn't even have to be in prison yet to buy a pardon from Clintoon.

[Gaffer]

You’re correct! Mark Rich IIRC....

[McGruff]

In April 2009 a Congressional vote overturned former President George W. Bush's executive order that had changed the Presidential Records Act after he became president.

Do the same thing you cowards.

[TexasFreeper2009]

One of my 1st predictions about Obama before he even took office was that he would eventually pardon every drug offender in jail in the US.

[Navy Patriot]

The “bag woman” delivered to Clinton, personally. LOL!

[Abathar]

Partiers don’t go up the river on Fed charges though, these are not people out looking for a good time getting busted with a couple of grams. These are more the middle level dealers who were somehow making money doing it would be my guess.

[CIB-173RDABN]

I can see it now, a pardon and a voter registration form all on one document (with the political party already marked DEMOCRAT).

[ShasheMac]

You’re still thinking as if this president is bound by any laws or restrictions.

[Old Yeller]

He wants the black muzzie prison population freed. Part of his civilian army.

[TurboZamboni]

Obviously you need some JFTs to teach you a lesson with a no-knock raid on the ‘wrong house’ by ‘accident’.

[PATRIOT1876]

I suppose he'll appoint them to important political positions.
What else would they be qualified to do?

I picture the thugs that were made policeman after that main droogie got out of re-education camp in Clockwork Orange.

[OneWingedShark]

Obviously you need some JFTs to teach you a lesson with a no-knock raid on the ‘wrong house’ by ‘accident’.

Luckily I made a brochure for just such an eventuality:
Stop, Drop, and Cower
[Direct Link]

[EDINVA]

Will he release white-collar crime prisoners? Bernie Madoff and tax cheaters, that type prisoner? Or will he release only minority prisoners doing time for drug offenses?

[70times7]

On the surface the idea has merit.

The counterbalances:
1) Obama can't be trusted
2) "On paper" and reality can be wildly divergent
3) One can't help but wonder what they have learned (I agree with your post)
4) Obama can't be trusted

[Little Ray]

Y’know, freeing up beds for violent offender by releasing non violent “drug possession” offenders ain’t such a bad idea.

Not that Obama will actually do it that way...

[Olog-hai]

Yes, I remember that scene. Georgie and Dim, who were just as much of violent thugs as Alex was. (In the book, Georgie got killed robbing a house, and the other policeman was Billyboy.)

[oldenuff2no]

This is the black criminals get out of jail free card. Watch the crime rate jump sky high again.

[I want the USA back]

Release criminals onto the streets. Then force crime-free suburbs to build housing to take the criminals. Then when they start killing the suburbanites who go out to work every day, arrest the suburbanites who complain.

That is 0’s way.