On Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:41:21 +1100, "Rod Speed"
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On Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:04:18 +0000, Bod wrote:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/us-p...&itm_content=1

Most of those people deserved a pardon. It is ridiculous
that so many people were getting 20 to life sentences
for non violent drug offenses.

But he only pardoned a microscopic subset of those.


It seems to be a tradition tho. Every outgoing president has a dose of
conscience on his last day and pardons a bunch of them.
It is really ironic that a lot of these people are in prison for
selling pot in a state where you can buy it over the counter legally
now.
It is still against the federal law.

I think the feds know they have to look the other way or open up a
constitutional issue that might vacate a bunch of over reaching laws.
Most came from the LBJ/Nixon era.