MAJOR: Biden to pardon those convicted of civil possession of marijuana under federal law.

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zod16 said:
Of the 8.2 million marijuana arrests between 2001 and 2010, 88% were for simply having marijuana. Nationwide, the arrest data revealed one consistent trend: significant racial bias. Despite roughly equal usage rates, Blacks are 3.73 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana.

www.aclu.org

Marijuana Arrests by the Numbers

According to the ACLU’s original analysis, marijuana arrests now account for over half of all drug arrests in the United States. Of the 8.2 million marijuana arrests between 2001 and 2010, 88% were for simply having marijuana. Nationwide, the arrest data revealed one consistent trend...
www.aclu.org www.aclu.org

Don't worry though, they will be here soon to explain how this is actually bad. :smh: :lol:
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If it doesn’t ONLY pardon Black people, it ain’t shit. You know it’s coming.
 
EPDC said:
....but but but...both parties are the same.
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we get to smoke weed!!!!!!

thank you master! i will vote for you for the next 40 years. This makes everything perfect! Nevermind the poor schools, racism towards black farmers, no reparations, unfair jail sentences and targeting by police...this gets my vote cause we all know every black person smokes weed! The timing was just pure coincidence!
 
lazarus said:
we get to smoke weed!!!!!!

thank you master! i will vote for you for the next 40 years. This makes everything perfect! Nevermind the poor schools, racism towards black farmers, no reparations, unfair jail sentences and targeting by police...this gets my vote cause we all know every black person smokes weed! The timing was just pure coincidence!
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And here come the coons that hate any steps forward that anyone can make.
 
lazarus said:
you mean here comes the intelligent people that see through the two party bullshit that we coons try so hard to protect.
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Ahhhh here we go with the "both sides are the same" foolishness these dummies are constantly saying even tho voting rights, abortion affirmative action etc tells you different.

Y'all are PAINFULLY simplistic in your thinking.
 
lazarus said:
we get to smoke weed!!!!!!

thank you master! i will vote for you for the next 40 years. This makes everything perfect! Nevermind the poor schools, racism towards black farmers, no reparations, unfair jail sentences and targeting by police...this gets my vote cause we all know every black person smokes weed! The timing was just pure coincidence!
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it means that Black people who were fucked by the justice system for simple weed possession just got unfucked and are getting out of prison, their records cleared and voting rights restored.
 
lazarus said:
we get to smoke weed!!!!!!

thank you master! i will vote for you for the next 40 years. This makes everything perfect! Nevermind the poor schools, racism towards black farmers, no reparations, unfair jail sentences and targeting by police...this gets my vote cause we all know every black person smokes weed! The timing was just pure coincidence!
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At this point I have to assume you are being contrary just for the sake of being contrary or because you hate dems. From your previous posts praising Bernie for his stance on the war on drugs, saying the GOP should make weed legal in all 50 states, and complaining we can have guns but not smoke weed, I'd think you would be OK with this, if not happy about it.

lazarus said:
can't smoke marijuana, but you can own a handgun. you gotta love it.
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lazarus said:
hold a press conference and say marijuana will be legal in all fifty states
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lazarus said:
While President Bill Clinton and most Democrats in Congress supported so-called welfare reform politics, Sanders not only voted against this policy change, but wrote eloquently against the dog whistle politics used to sell it, saying, “The crown jewel of the Republican agenda is their so-called welfare reform proposal. The bill, which combines an assault on the poor, women and children, minorities, and immigrants is the grand slam of scapegoating legislation, and appeals to the frustrations and ignorance of the American people along a wide spectrum of prejudices.”

In the 1990s, there was a successful effort to end the Pell Grant program for prisoners, which was one of the most effective ways to reduce recidivism. Only a handful of members of Congress voted against the legislation, and almost all of them were members of the Black Caucus. Sanders was one of the few white members who opposed this effort. It passed by 351 to 39. Of those in the House who opposed that vote, few are still serving; Reps. John Lewis, Jose Serrano, Charlie Rangel, and Bernie Sanders stood together at that time and continue to serve today.

A frequent critique of Sanders is that he is from a very white state. While this is true, he certainly has not ignored issues that matter to people of color. In 2002, he achieved a 93 percent rating from the ACLU and a 97% rating by the NAACP in 2006.

In 1988, Jesse Jackson was the first competitive black candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. He came under fierce attack for his advocacy of Palestinian statehood. Sanders came to his aid, organizing Vermonters and winning the state for Jackson. Sanders was asked about Jackson's comments on Palestine and defended him, saying that the Israeli assault on Palestinians was “reprehensible.”

Heavily defended the Voter Rights Act.

Sanders supports decriminalizing marijuana and believes the war on drugs to be a failure. Additionally, he has vowed to end for-profit prisons and immigrant detention quotas.

Now, Bernie is not a king or dictator who can put out any law he wants, and anyone benefits from it. He is just one senator from a small state. I think a lot of this support is because his ideology is aligned with some of our goals.

Now that you stated your critique on Bernie, how about you offer an alternative to actually win the presidency? Or is the point of your comment just to complain without offering any help. Republicans do that very well already.
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BigDaddyBuk said:
it means that Black people who were fucked by the justice system for simple weed possession just got unfucked and are getting out of prison, their records cleared and voting rights restored.
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Yup. No doubt about that. Still wont get my vote though. Should have done this last year.
 
Camille said:
At this point I have to assume you are being contrary just for the sake of being contrary or because you hate dems. From your previous posts praising Bernie for his stance on the war on drugs, saying the GOP should make weed legal in all 50 states, and complaining we can have guns but not smoke weed, I'd think you would be OK with this, if not happy about it.
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Yes, you can see I was with Dems. No secret about it. That's why it's funny to me when people say I'm an agent for the GOP.

Then I saw through the bs. You can't do something last minute and then expect me to vote to get more nothing for the next two years. That's like a dealership offering to pay for your gas to pay for a new 60,000 car
 
Camille said:
Has this been confirmed? This DOJ doesn't generally leak, so im wondering how accurate it is.
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The Washington post has been doing some strange shit lately, so take that with a grin of salt…. But as I said previously, if they do indict him for this, they need to put Trump under the damn jail.
 
lazarus said:
or no vucking?
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dude, you’re a grown man you see what’s going on, especially with some of the CAC’s on the Republican side of the house you know what you have to do as far as voting
 
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