Among the new programs being rolled out, the Obama administration said one will include a plan to help individuals with criminal records compete for federal jobs. like there aren't enough criminals working in gooberment as it is...
Posted on 04/24/2016 3:40:26 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Keeping 2.2 million Americans in prison is hurting the economy, President Obama said Saturday in his weekly address, describing a report that outlines those arguments.
The move is part of a federal effort to rally support for an effort by the Obama Administration to reduce the number of people in prison and to help them once they are released. The administration will announce the steps next week during what has been dubbed “National Reentry Week,” from April 24-28.
“This isn’t just about what makes economic and practical sense. It’s about making sure that we live up to our ideals as a nation,” Obama said.
Among the new programs being rolled out, the Obama administration said one will include a plan to help individuals with criminal records compete for federal jobs. The White House said it will also double down on its call for businesses to show favor to the 600,000 people released from prison every year.
"Now, plenty of people should be behind bars. But the reason we have so many more people in prison than any other developed country is not because we have more criminals. It's because we have criminal justice policies, including unfair sentencing laws, that need to be reformed," Obama said.
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How many times must it be said?
People go to prison, NOT because they smoked a joint.
NOT because they may have had a little "recreational" drugs on their person.
These POS's go to prison because they have done much, MUCH worse.
Kind of like Al Capone going to prison over tax evasion.
Sure you can plea bargain down many felonies. But at the end of the day, these blobs of human waste are in prison for a very good reason.
More than likely murder over drugs.
Not drugs, the MURDER.
Here comes the mass pardons who will be deputized as Obama’s famed civilian army to perform social justice against the neofascist’s scape goat: white, capitalist Christians. Here it comes. Has anyone organized, networked and trained to resist the coming bloody revolution in America, or are all of us still isolated and compartmentalized in our prepping habits?
They could be out of prison aqnd supporting the sales of Olde English 800 and the Cobra!
Between jumping on the welfare roles and the theft and murder that would result, I would say the economics of keeping them jailed favors Americans.
“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” — Ayn Rand
Among the new programs being rolled out, the Obama administration said one will include a plan to help individuals with criminal records compete for federal jobs. like there aren't enough criminals working in gooberment as it is...
It’s the best way to fight crime. Lock ‘em up good and tight.
At this point I’m not sure which is worse, Omoron or The Beast.
the black boy in the white house is the primary problem with the economy
the black boys in prison are but trivial economic nuisances
Like Mccauliffe in Virginia, he is only thinking about voters. In Virginia I think they want them on the rolls, not that they will vote. But it opens the door for more voter fraud.
>>> ...when Obama says “economy”, he means government spending.
You are onto something here.
Lol. So says the smartest moron ever to walk the planet.
Releasing violent offenders will increase the crime rate. It will also increase the demands for more govt power to “control’ the crime.
Cheaper for the Bamster to empty the prisons and murder us all.
Obama will FREE THEM ALL his last day
2.2 million pardons the day he gets dragged from the White Mosque.
Only the ones that can deliver serious $$$ contributions to the Baraq Hussein Obama Foundation.
This is about releasing the prisoners into “red” areas, where they will recover their voting rights to then support leftist extremism, enabling democrats to retake the House.
Let’s let them out so they can hurt more people. Liberal logic.
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