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Barack Obama

mountain grammy

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5. I'm hoping he has someone looking

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2015, 10:18 AM

Mar 2015

At the mass incarcerations of American citizens for petty crimes and Simple possession of drugs. The American gulag is a disgrace and a violation of human rights. January 2016 should bring a few hundred if not thousands of pardons.

The president has the power to right a lot of wrongs and he should do it.

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I just want Obama to do ONE more thing before he leaves office [View all] RussBLib Mar 2015 OP

Isn't that something the FDA does? SheilaT Mar 2015 #1

there is some disagreement on this RussBLib Mar 2015 #3

23 states have medical marijuana WDIM Mar 2015 #2

good point RussBLib Mar 2015 #4

I'm hoping he has someone looking mountain grammy Mar 2015 #5

Sorry, my reply to you was on the wrong line: freshwest Mar 2015 #11

Yes, thanks. They've also been working on clemency lists mountain grammy Mar 2015 #12

Obama delegated this to often reviled Eric Holder: freshwest Mar 2015 #6

Thanks for the report on Eric Holder, fresh! Cha Mar 2015 #7

Thanks for dropping by and the thread with the bumper sticker on Walker! Hilarious! freshwest Mar 2015 #8

You're welcome, fresh.. and thank you! "Hilarious" and TRUE! Cha Mar 2015 #9

Gods, yes. When I think of the suffering that could be relieved, both medically and societally... Hekate Mar 2015 #10