Лучи ненависти

[ny_quant]

1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/08/brittney-griner-russia-us-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout

2. https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-unveils-36-b-for-one-of-americas-largest-and-most-troubled-pension-funds-150329041.html

Откуда вдруг у президента взялось право набрасывать бабки своей базе без одобрения Конгресса?

Comments

[oldkettle.livejournal.com]

Moreover, she was in prison for the same reason quite a few people - AFAIK — are still in prison in the US in spite of all decriminalisation.

[ny-quant.livejournal.com]

Я не думаю что много народу до сих пор мотает срок за recreational use.

data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission show that only 92 people were sentenced for marijuana possession in the federal system in 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/live-updates/general-election/fact-checking-the-first-democratic-debate/how-many-people-are-in-prison-on-marijuana-charges/

Было бы здорово если бы президент взял да и подписал им массовый пардон, если они ещё сидят.

[misha-b.livejournal.com]

Federal legalization is long overdue, I don't know why he hasn't done it yet despite some feeble moves in that direction.

[ny-quant.livejournal.com]

Congress should act but it won't.