Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider overhauling the criminal justice system.
source: http://washingtonindependent.com/66600/grassley-hoping-to-keep-medical-marijuana-illegal
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"On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider legislation designed to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system by creating a commission to examine that system and make reform recommendations to Congress. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Jim Webb (D-Va.) and Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)
One focus of the commission’s review, sponsors say, will necessarily be the sentencing policies surrounding the decades-old “war on drugs,” which critics argue has packed the nation’s prisons needlessly with non-violent offenders.
Some Republicans, however, are wary of taking any steps toward a legalization of drugs. And they’re lining up with amendments to prevent that from happening. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), for example, has been weighing a provision that would prevent the newly formed commission from even studying the effects that drug legalization would have on the criminal justice system.
“The point is, for them to do what we tell them to do,” Grassley said...."
http://washingtonindependent.com/66600/grassley-hoping-to-keep-medical-marijuana...
One focus of the commission’s review, sponsors say, will necessarily be the sentencing policies surrounding the decades-old “war on drugs,” which critics argue has packed the nation’s prisons needlessly with non-violent offenders.
Some Republicans, however, are wary of taking any steps toward a legalization of drugs. And they’re lining up with amendments to prevent that from happening. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), for example, has been weighing a provision that would prevent the newly formed commission from even studying the effects that drug legalization would have on the criminal justice system.
“The point is, for them to do what we tell them to do,” Grassley said...."
http://washingtonindependent.com/66600/grassley-hoping-to-keep-medical-marijuana...
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jubal
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Grassley sucks with his "big brother" GOP attitude.
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jubal
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Grassley's party is in the minority, why is he being given so much power? I just hate it. When the Republicans were in the majority they controlled the discussion and now that they are in the minority, they still get to control, they get to stop the discussion. WTF?
The party of 'no' has got to 'go'! Stopping the discussion should be considered un-American. We more than one party, to enable 'all' to be heard, not silenced!
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