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Holder v. Obama on Man-Min Sentences

Eric Holder
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
It looks like former Eric H. Holder, Jr., is likely to be tapped by President-elect Barack Obama as his nominee to become the next attorney general. Holder is a former deputy AG during the Clinton administration, who previously served as a judge and U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. If confirmed by the Senate, Holder would become the country's first African-American AG.

Oh, and he's also a fan of increasing penalties for marijuana possession and use. Indeed, unlike Obama, who has said he would forbid the Drug Enforcement Administration from using taxpayer funds to bust medi-pot patients taking the drug in compliance with state law, and, importantly, has come out publicly as a foe of mandatory minimum sentences, especially for non-violent drug offenders. It's a position that appears to run contrary to Holder's feelings about man-min sentencing.

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Jordan Smith, Wed Nov 19, 1:25pm

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