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Started 12/22/17 by DigYourGig; 307 views.

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Sessions rescinds Obama-era letter to local courts on fines and fees for poor defendants

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding an Obama-era letter to local courts advising them to be wary of imposing stiff fees and penalties on poor defendants,

From: Hector442

12/22/17

What else would one expect from a racist attorney general?

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From: MSurkont

12/23/17

He is a law and order DA. At least for those laws he wants to follow.

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From: TurkeyMaster

12/25/17

"At least for those laws he wants to follow."

Well put, and if enforcement of only the laws you like is NOT respect for the law at all. It's being a lying hypocrite. So is appointing the head of education someone who not only knows nothing about public education, but is opposes it. So is appointing the head of the EPA someone who opposes the EPA. No, this is not an exaggerated statement: Under his rule MOST of the environmental protection laws have not been enforced. (fines are down over 75%) One could go on and on about his appointments, but one thing is certain: Trump not only did not drain the swamp, but he had put in many MORE

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From: amyjane2484

1/1/18

It's also an easy and profitable way to disenfranchise poor black people.

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