Barrons ranks candidates on Economy
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blackascoal
The Force is With Me
1.Romney
2.Rudy
3.Mccain
4.Richardson
5.Obama
6. Clinton
Obama and Clinton got D's on cap gains and income taxes
and Barron's proves itself to be what we know it to be.
1.Romney
2.Rudy
3.Mccain
4.Richardson
5.Obama
6. Clinton
Obama and Clinton got D's on cap gains and income taxes
Wow, thanks.
Now I have a list of who I'd least want in office, and in order of who's the worst too.
You're the best Topper! Always so thoughtful.
LOL
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The Almighty
ummmm master top... weren't you the one who wanted Clinton in office?
FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
There's no one in jail for marijunia usage in Mississippi.
No, they call it "Possession, with intent to distribute"...
Doesn't change that they shouldn't be there.
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Tyrone Brown
Tyrone Brown
Tyrone Brown served 17 years of a life sentence for testing positive for marijuana while on probation for a $2 stickup committed when he was 17.
No one involved was ever able to explain the severe penalty. Brown's victim in the holdup said he rarely thought about the incident, but pointed out that he was unharmed, that Brown returned the wallet to him after removing the $2, and that police apprehended Brown and recovered the money that same evening. Neither Brown's attorney in the trial nor the court-appointed lawyer who handled his appeal said they could even remember the case.
Keith Dean, the judge who sentenced Brown to life for the failed drug test, also said he didn't recall the case when first asked about it. Legal experts say the legal system in Texas, where the incident took place, affords judges wide latitude in sentencing and requires little accountability.
Dean, who lost his bid for reelection in the 2006 midterms after nearly 20 years on the bench, came under national scrutiny after ABC's news magazine "20/20" aired a story contrasting Brown's sentence with that of another probation violator. Alex Wood, the son of a prominent Waco pastor, repeatedly failed the drug tests required by his probation for a murder conviction, testing positive for cocaine, among other substances. Not only did Dean decline to impose any prison sentence, he eventually allowed Wood "postcard probation," which requires only that Wood send a postcard each year giving his current address.
As a result of the story and the public outcry that followed, Brown received a "conditional pardon" — meaning he would still be subject to supervision — from Gov. Rick Perry and was released from prison March 15, 2007.
Tyrone Brown
Tyrone Brown served 17 years of a life sentence for testing positive for marijuana while on probation for a $2 stickup committed when he was 17.
No one involved was ever able to explain the severe penalty. Brown's victim in the holdup said he rarely thought about the incident, but pointed out that he was unharmed, that Brown returned the wallet to him after removing the $2, and that police apprehended Brown and recovered the money that same evening. Neither Brown's attorney in the trial nor the court-appointed lawyer who handled his appeal said they could even remember the case.
Keith Dean, the judge who sentenced Brown to life for the failed drug test, also said he didn't recall the case when first asked about it. Legal experts say the legal system in Texas, where the incident took place, affords judges wide latitude in sentencing and requires little accountability.
Dean, who lost his bid for reelection in the 2006 midterms after nearly 20 years on the bench, came under national scrutiny after ABC's news magazine "20/20" aired a story contrasting Brown's sentence with that of another probation violator. Alex Wood, the son of a prominent Waco pastor, repeatedly failed the drug tests required by his probation for a murder conviction, testing positive for cocaine, among other substances. Not only did Dean decline to impose any prison sentence, he eventually allowed Wood "postcard probation," which requires only that Wood send a postcard each year giving his current address.
As a result of the story and the public outcry that followed, Brown received a "conditional pardon" — meaning he would still be subject to supervision — from Gov. Rick Perry and was released from prison March 15, 2007.
FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
Yeah, but still, we obviously have a lot fewer people in jail for marijunia charges than a place that makes simple ownership a serious felony. Of course, I still disagree with the 100 dollar fine, but I was just playing with him anyway.
FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
Yeah, that's Blackascoal's "Worst reporter in America" John Stossel for you. John Stossel made 1 or 2 factual errors in 15 years of reporting and Black makes a humongous fuss over the guy. He hates libertarians more than Hitler. He just a goddam statist who doesn't give a flip about civil rights and liberties.
Life sentences are often given out in a ridiculous fashion. You'd be surprised how many people are in prison for life on things the average person would consider trivial. The people who get the sentences usually are, too. And the jury and sometimes even the victim complain about America's ridiculously harsh sentencing laws. It's the shadow of George Wallace and the "tough on crime" loons.