GrumpyRabbit on Nostr: News report: “BREAKING: Virginia Democrats have introduced legislation that would ...
News report: “BREAKING: Virginia Democrats have introduced legislation that would abolish mandatory minimum sentences for crimes including rape, manslaughter, assault on a law enforcement officer, possession and distribution of child pornography, and repeat violent felonies.”
My take: They want the flexibility to come down super hard on their political enemies, but to be ultra-lenient on their own supporters.
The whole point of ‘the rule of law’ is to prevent that type of utter dishonesty.
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