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发帖数: 61690 | 1 President Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of 330 inmates on his
final full day in office, the White House announced.
Obama has set a record with his aggressive use of clemency power. The 1,715
commutations granted during his eight years in office are more than any
president in the nation’s history.
This latest round comes just two days after Obama doled out 209 commutations
and 64 pardons, including a shorter prison stay for former Army soldier
Chelsea Manning.
Obama received blowback from Republicans and some Democrats on Capitol Hill
over the decision to set Manning’s release for May 17, 2017.
The former army private, who is transgender, received a 35-year sentence for
leaking classified information about U.S. national security activities that
were later disclosed by WikiLeaks – the longest sentence anyone’s ever
received for a leak conviction.
Retired Gen. James Cartwright was also given a second chance. The former
vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was accused of lying to the FBI
about his conversations with reporters regarding U.S. efforts to cripple
Iran’s nuclear program was among those pardoned this week.
But Thursday’s batch did not contain those types of big names.
Instead, it was made up of non-violent drug offenders on whom Obama has
focused his attention during the past two-plus years.
Obama started a clemency initiative in 2014 designed to shorten drug
sentences he views as unjust.
In many cases, the sentences were handed down under federal mandatory
minimum guidelines that have since been rolled back by Congress.
But conservatives have been critical of the unprecedented rate at which
Obama has granted clemency.
"People say, well why should we change the sentencing rules in criminal
justice reform if the president can just do it with a flick of his pen?”
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) said earlier this week. | c******e
发帖数: 2503 | | s*********e
发帖数: 1814 | 3 不到最后一刻不要用“最后”这个词
大统领随时能打脸的 | g****n
发帖数: 7494 | 4 明天要出去旅游了，估计没空再射啦吧…
【在 s*********e 的大作中提到】
: 不到最后一刻不要用“最后”这个词
: 大统领随时能打脸的
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发帖数: 20965 | 5 不是有人说是为了正义或特殊情况才总统特赦吗？
有没有亚特兰大老张？
都受了什么委屈？
我觉得啊这种特赦不如乡绅保举或大法官们商量。 |
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