"In an unprecedented move to dramatically expand the clemency process for federal drug offenders, President Obama has again demonstrated his blatant disregard for our nation's laws and our system of checks and balances embedded in the U.S. Constitution."
Virginia's own Bob Goodlatte slammed President Obama for another demonstration of his lawless activity. What's prompted this faux outrage? Presidents have broad authority to grant reprieves and clemency to those convicted of crimes against the United States government. Preident Obama's initiative makes federal inmates -- mostly non-violent drug offenders -- eligible for clemency if they're serving longer sentences than they would if convicted today, and meet five other criteria.
"They must be (1) inmates who are currently serving a federal sentence in prison and, by operation of law, likely would have received a substantially lower sentence if convicted of the same offense today; (2) are non-violent, low-level offenders without significant ties to large-scale criminal organizations, gangs, or cartels; (3) have served at least 10 years of their sentence; (4) do not have a significant criminal history; (5) have demonstrated good conduct in prison; and (6) have no history of violence prior to or during their current term of imprisonment."
With today's rapidly changing views and laws about marajauna use and possession this seems like a common sense proposal but to Mr. Goodlatte is another example the President's lawlessness. In fact, President Obama has been far stingier about handing out reprieves and granting clemency than either daddy Bush or baby Bush. For republicans suffering from Obama derangement syndrome facts and common sense mean nothing. It's important to keep the base stirred up even if it means you have to be dishonest in your discourse......something Bob does well.
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