By "Radical" Russ Belville on March 6, 2008
(HuffingtonPost) Hillary Clinton has come out against making retroactive the small change in sentencing guidelines that allows some people convicted under the overly harsh crack laws to have their sentences reviewed by a judge, and if they are found eligible, given early release. Most blacks affected will still serve more than a decade in prison [...]
Posted in GOVERNMENT | Tagged Barack Obama, crack cocaine, Hillary Clinton, mandatory minimums
By "Radical" Russ Belville on February 25, 2008
Top Obama Flip-Flops – washingtonpost.com Decriminalization of marijuana: While running for the U.S. Senate in January 2004, Obama told Illinois college students that he supported eliminating criminal penalties for marijuana use. In the Oct. 30, 2007, presidential debate, he joined other Democratic candidates in opposing the decriminalization of marijuana. I think it’s interesting that the [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, SOCIETY | Tagged Barack Obama
By "Radical" Russ Belville on February 13, 2008
“When I was a kid, I inhaled frequently - that was the point” – Sen. Barack Obama. With Illinois Senator Barack Obama racking up big wins in the Democratic primaries and caucuses lately, there has been more scrutiny about his views on marijuana reform. In 2004, he had stated that he supported the decriminalization of marijuana. [...]
Posted in ACTIVISM, GOVERNMENT, SOCIETY | Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Clinton
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