Americans shouldn't need a celebrity advocating on their behalf to get a pardon from the president. Under Trump, thousands of petitions are ignored while those with special access to the president are granted clemency.
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Presidential pardons and commutations should not be viewed as an occasionally act of forgiveness but treated as a routine part of the federal criminal justice system to remedy injustice and provide mercy.
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The President has broad authority to remedy injustice & provide mercy through the issuance of pardons and commutations. Yet thousands of nonviolent offenders, a disproportionate number are people of color, are serving harsh prison terms as a result of the so-called War on Drugs.
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I sat in the Jusiary Subcommittee hearing this morning and we have a system problem of major proportions.
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$7.5 billion dollars spent on the so called Drug War so far this year. http://www.drugsense.org/cms/wodclock
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Chuckles Schumer isn't getting a pardon, Ted.
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