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toptopmax
04/11/17 6:50:39 AM
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/how-jeff-sessions-wants-to-bring-back-the-war-on-drugs/2017/04/08/414ce6be-132b-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html?utm_term=.7d69784c3ff7

When the Obama administration launched a sweeping policy to reduce harsh prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, rave reviews came from across the political spectrum. Civil rights groups and the Koch brothers praised Obama for his efforts, saying he was making the criminal justice system more humane.

But there was one person who watched these developments with some horror. Steven H. Cook, a former street cop who became a federal prosecutor based in Knoxville, Tenn., saw nothing wrong with how the system worked — not the life sentences for drug charges, not the huge growth of the prison population. And he went everywhere — Bill O’Reilly’s show on Fox News, congressional hearings, public panels — to spread a different gospel.

“The federal criminal justice system simply is not broken. In fact, it’s working exactly as designed,” Cook said at a criminal justice panel at The Washington Post last year.

The Obama administration largely ignored Cook, who was then president of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys. But he won’t be overlooked anymore.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has brought Cook into his inner circle at the Justice Department, appointing him to be one of his top lieutenants to help undo the criminal justice policies of Obama and former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. As Sessions has traveled to different cities to preach his tough-on-crime philosophy, Cook has been at his side.



The article acknowledges that there are no specific policy changes yet, but this is the direction they might be headed..
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Trigg3rH4ppy
04/11/17 6:54:39 AM
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Trump isn't the President we need right now, but he's the one we deserve
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Antifar
04/11/17 10:24:16 AM
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Also axing the DOJ's investigation into forensics
https://twitter.com/hsu_spencer/status/851427160485244929
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foreveraIone
04/11/17 10:25:05 AM
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This is just terrible.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
04/11/17 10:27:34 AM
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This is the punishment stoners get for not seeing the clear and obvious difference between Trump and Hillary.

Maybe the Dems will put drug reform on the party platform and come out STRONG against the war on drugs. Aught to swing a few elections.
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Gojak_v3
04/11/17 10:30:10 AM
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
This is the punishment stoners get for not seeing the clear and obvious difference between Trump and Hillary.

Maybe the Dems will put drug reform on the party platform and come out STRONG against the war on drugs. Aught to swing a few elections.


No one was getting locked up like this for getting high.
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Antifar
04/11/17 10:32:46 AM
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
This is the punishment stoners get for not seeing the clear and obvious difference between Trump and Hillary.

On this issue, the differences weren't so obvious. Chelsea Clinton was out there talking about how marijuana kills people.
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voldothegr8
04/11/17 10:38:38 AM
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I hope they attack the legal states, it'll only hasten marijuana as a federal campaign issue.
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ReignFury
04/11/17 10:41:47 AM
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Which special interest groups benefit from this?
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toptopmax
04/11/17 10:41:52 AM
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voldothegr8 posted...
I hope they attack the legal states, it'll only hasten marijuana as a federal campaign issue.


Yeah, when we get a Democrat back in office. Do you really think Republicans give a rats ass about any of the people thrown into jail because of this? Obama at least did try to reform the criminal justice system. You will see none of that with most Republicans.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
04/11/17 10:41:53 AM
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Antifar posted...
On this issue, the differences weren't so obvious. Chelsea Clinton was out there talking about how marijuana kills people.


https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/criminal-justice-reform/

Hillary will allow states that have enacted marijuana laws to act as laboratories of democracy and reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule II substance.

Plus a host of other things like getting rid of private prisons, which are a blockade to passing drug reform.

Again, if you didn't see the clear and stark difference, you fell for the con, you were fooled.
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yanksfan4247
04/11/17 10:42:28 AM
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ReignFury posted...
Which special interest groups benefit from this?


Private prisons?
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Anarchy_Juiblex
04/11/17 10:42:54 AM
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ReignFury posted...
Which special interest groups benefit from this?


DEA, prison guard union, private prison owners, blustering assholes that like authoritarian policies ie fascists, etc . . .
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Gojak_v3
04/11/17 10:44:28 AM
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And anyone trafficking large amounts of drugs should be in prison. Not sure why anyone would have a problem with that. But apparently they do.
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voldothegr8
04/11/17 10:45:08 AM
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
Antifar posted...
On this issue, the differences weren't so obvious. Chelsea Clinton was out there talking about how marijuana kills people.


https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/criminal-justice-reform/

Hillary will allow states that have enacted marijuana laws to act as laboratories of democracy and reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule II substance.

Plus a host of other things like getting rid of private prisons, which are a blockade to passing drug reform.

Again, if you didn't see the clear and stark difference, you fell for the con, you were fooled.

Please, Hillary only wanted to move it to class II so her big pharm buddies could test and profit from it. She had no intention of legalizing for rec.
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ReignFury
04/11/17 10:45:12 AM
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yanksfan4247 posted...
ReignFury posted...
Which special interest groups benefit from this?


Private prisons?


Thats one, police unions, big pharma, im sure theres more.
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ReignFury
04/11/17 10:46:05 AM
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
ReignFury posted...
Which special interest groups benefit from this?


DEA, prison guard union, private prison owners, blustering assholes that like authoritarian policies ie fascists, etc . . .


So which one is pulling Cooks strings?
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voldothegr8
04/11/17 10:46:11 AM
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ReignFury posted...
yanksfan4247 posted...
ReignFury posted...
Which special interest groups benefit from this?


Private prisons?


Thats one, police unions, big pharma, im sure theres more.

Big alcohol, big tobacco, big textile.
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DifferentialEquation
04/11/17 10:48:01 AM
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
ReignFury posted...
Which special interest groups benefit from this?


DEA, prison guard union, private prison owners, blustering assholes that like authoritarian policies ie fascists, etc . . .



The point of private prisons is that they are run more efficiently and save money. It's not like we're going to start locking people up more just so private prisons owners/suppliers can get richer.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
04/11/17 10:49:52 AM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
The point of private prisons is that they are run more efficiently and save money. It's not like we're going to start locking people up more just so private prisons owners/suppliers can get richer.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal

Now shut the fuck up.

That was literally akin to slavery. They were locking up children for profits. For Christ sake, fucking children.
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CruelBuffalo
04/11/17 10:50:14 AM
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Antifar posted...
Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
This is the punishment stoners get for not seeing the clear and obvious difference between Trump and Hillary.

On this issue, the differences weren't so obvious. Chelsea Clinton was out there talking about how marijuana kills people.

Oh true, good thing I didn't vote for Chelsea Clinton
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toptopmax
04/11/17 10:51:38 AM
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Funny thing. You conservatives love to make fun of liberals, but which Canadian prime minister is legalizing MJ? Which American administration is trying to criminalize it again?
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Anarchy_Juiblex
04/11/17 10:51:55 AM
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voldothegr8 posted...
Please, Hillary only wanted to move it to class II so her big pharm buddies could test and profit from it. She had no intention of legalizing for rec.


No actual defense and instead conspiracy bullshit?

Coupled with her other policies, it's still infinitely better than Trump's.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
04/11/17 10:55:18 AM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Antifar posted...
Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
This is the punishment stoners get for not seeing the clear and obvious difference between Trump and Hillary.

On this issue, the differences weren't so obvious. Chelsea Clinton was out there talking about how marijuana kills people.

Oh true, good thing I didn't vote for Chelsea Clinton


Meanwhile, Trump installing his family into positions like he's a 3rd world dictator.
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andel
04/11/17 11:00:43 AM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Antifar posted...
Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
This is the punishment stoners get for not seeing the clear and obvious difference between Trump and Hillary.

On this issue, the differences weren't so obvious. Chelsea Clinton was out there talking about how marijuana kills people.

Oh true, good thing I didn't vote for Chelsea Clinton


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CruelBuffalo
04/11/17 11:04:52 AM
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andel posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Antifar posted...
Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
This is the punishment stoners get for not seeing the clear and obvious difference between Trump and Hillary.

On this issue, the differences weren't so obvious. Chelsea Clinton was out there talking about how marijuana kills people.

Oh true, good thing I didn't vote for Chelsea Clinton


low iq poster alert


Thanks for alerting you were posting.
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DifferentialEquation
04/11/17 11:11:50 AM
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
DifferentialEquation posted...
The point of private prisons is that they are run more efficiently and save money. It's not like we're going to start locking people up more just so private prisons owners/suppliers can get richer.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal

Now shut the fuck up.

That was literally akin to slavery. They were locking up children for profits. For Christ sake, fucking children.


I was being sarcastic. Prisons are one of things I'd rather keep out of the private sector, even if means more waste/cost.
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foreveraIone
04/11/17 11:12:41 AM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
I was being sarcastic. Prisons are one of things I'd rather keep out of the private sector, even if means more waste/cost.

Are most of your posts sarcastic?
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coolboy11
04/11/17 11:13:42 AM
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dude probably has wet dreams that he gets to stick poor folk in jail.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
04/11/17 11:14:11 AM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
I was being sarcastic


Given your history, how the fuck would anyone known this?

foreveraIone posted...
Are most of your posts sarcastic?

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DifferentialEquation
04/11/17 11:37:24 AM
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
DifferentialEquation posted...
I was being sarcastic


Given your history, how the fuck would anyone known this?

foreveraIone posted...
Are most of your posts sarcastic?


I don't really keep track percentage wise. But a decent amount of the things I say are completely ridiculous and often it's best to just ignore me.
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foreveraIone
04/11/17 11:38:34 AM
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Well I am glad you admitted that. I have a ton more respect for you now.
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DifferentialEquation
04/11/17 11:41:00 AM
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foreveraIone posted...
Well I am glad you admitted that. I have a ton more respect for you now.


Most people have separate accounts for when they want troll and when they want to have normal discussions. I don't have any alts, I just post everything I want to post with this one account.
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andel
04/11/17 9:49:06 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
andel posted...
CruelBuffalo posted...
Antifar posted...
Anarchy_Juiblex posted...
This is the punishment stoners get for not seeing the clear and obvious difference between Trump and Hillary.

On this issue, the differences weren't so obvious. Chelsea Clinton was out there talking about how marijuana kills people.

Oh true, good thing I didn't vote for Chelsea Clinton


low iq poster alert


Thanks for alerting you were posting.


nah, you are the one that is constantly having trouble with the english language on ce
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