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The Shadow Reader: 1CD-Audio Shadow Reader
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- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Format: CD-Audio
- Dimensions: 135mm x 191mm x 15mm | 91g
- Publication date: 12 March 2012
- Publication City/Country: Old Saybrook, CT
- Edition: Unabridged
- Edition statement: Unabridged
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A Houston college student, McKenzie Lewis, can track fae by reading the shadows they leave behind. For years she has been working for the fae king, tracking rebels who would claim the Realm. Her job isn't her only secret. She's in love with Kyol, the King's sword master but human and fae relationships are forbidden. When McKenzie is captured by Aren, the fierce rebel leader, she learns that not everything is as she thought. And McKenzie must decide who to trust and where she stands in the face of a cataclysmic civil war. "
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Sandy Williams writes urban fantasy novels and is the author of the Shadow Reader series. Amy Rubinate has narrated over 140 audiobooks and has won multiple "AudioFile" Earphones Awards. Her books have been selected for "Booklist"'s Top 10 Historical Fiction and "Booklist" Editor's Choice Media 2012.
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"Featuring a gutsy heroine and plenty of fay lore, this urban fantasy debut should appeal to fans of Seanan McGuire's October Daye novels." ---Library Journal


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I Am A Feminist Because I Believe In Equality
Personal Stories, Advice, and Support 1,384 People
Men and women are bothas valuable as each other, but every single group no matter how big or small needs a leader mainly to keep order and keep the ball rolling in one direction for a superior game plan . It is especially greater than other couples or groups that do not have one specific leader, as...
trafikmasta 36-40, M 1 Response 1 Jul 23, 2014
Pick up a used book from a college bookstore onhuman behavior theory and you might find that the feminist theory of human behavior is pretty deep, academic stuff. Always advocate for equality. I certainly do. Research it also to see if you buy into every piece of it.
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Vivagalore 31-35, F 15 Responses 19 Nov 9, 2012
A night at Muhammad's Aisha lifted the Niqabover her head and shoulders. "Ah Aisha sweetling. I wondered which wife I was getting tonight. " His voice lowered playfully, " you're wearing heels" His voice then took on a mock stern tone, and he swatted her on the bottom "and have you finished your homework?" "No husband...
GameonEP 36-40, F 0 Nov 11, 2014
I definitely consider myself a feministand am not ashamed of that. I believe in gender equality, NOT female superiority. I will fight for men as well as women. Let's get rid of gender roles and double standards.
KittyCassidy 16-17, F 12 Responses 16 Jul 20
Real Feminist Quotes" I have a stake in this. Because I have a Mom." " That makes me half-mom...on my Mom's side." ~~~ Mr. Stephen Colbert
Lilt 46-50 13 Responses 20 Apr 22, 2012
Thank You To All The Anti-feministsI would like to say thank you to the men (and some women) who are anti-feminists whose biased, anti-female (not just anti-feminist) stories and comments, which express their desire to keep women repressed, dominated and controlled, will ensure that feminism will remain alive and...
bluelady1021 41-45, F 9 Responses 11 Apr 16, 2012
Laur3n 26-30, F 0 Apr 16
A Rose By Any Other Name ( Hidden Patriarchy And Male Privilege)"Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians." ~Pat Robertson, multi-millionaire televangelist and former presidential candidate, 1992...
Vivagalore 31-35, F 12 Responses 12 Apr 8, 2012
I have experienced everyday sexismso many times, and I'm only 14. In one notable incident, I and a boy my age were assigned to help a teacher out in her kindergarten class, doing menial work and low-concentration tasks. One day, she assigned us two different jobs; the boy (let's call him John) was assigned to...
amazingamelia 13-15, F 1 Response 1 May 3
Feminism And Bullying (from The Feminist's Perspective)I was inspired by earlier discussions to write a story about how we, as feminists, act as ambassadors for the movement and how we attempt to educate others about feminism. Forgive me if part of this post is cobbled together from comments I posted on other threads in another group...
cocochai 31-35, F 15 Responses 13 Sep 13, 2012
Hypocrisy And Pompous, Self-righteous ArroganceI keep seeing it over and over again. Some of the anti-feminists coming off so snotty, pompous, self-righteous and arrogant while they criticize, demean, and ridicule feminists for allegedly doing exactly what they continuously do themselves, but that we don't. What is wrong...
bluelady1021 41-45, F 5 Responses 9 Nov 14, 2012
Not ExactlyI am not a feminist. Nor do I believe in the concept of equality. I do very much believe in women's contributions to every aspect of life, as much as I believe in men's counter contributions. The concept of equality is flawed in two areas. First, men and women are not the...
NoLongerHere 41-45, M 4 Responses 11 Apr 4, 2012
Men have the upper hand mostly .Not that I mind but whenever I hear discussions on infidelity ,I get to hear that it is the woman's fault .Or why should the wife bother ?He is looking after all her needs.Views I never agree with.All men may not be good.Neither are women.But no one needs to stay with an...
whitesunshine87 51-55, F 2 Responses 7 Jul 22, 2014
I have been in so many arguments withboth men as women who every time they get asked why they are against feminism they respond with "because I support equality." And it enrages me to know that not enough people even understand that feminism begins with equality. The name being feminism and not maleism is because...
Onyvk 18-21, F 9 Responses 10 Jan 16, 2014
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DevilishTongue 26-30, F 1 Response 1 Dec 10, 2014
If you're confused about Feminism,disagree with it because of viral stories titled "man hater" or just want to learn more about it then watch this video of Emma Watson's UN speech. http://youtu.be/c9SUAcNlVQ4
TheBellaBubbles 18-21, F 1 Response 3 Jun 11
"La FlèChe, Il A Besoin Pratique. La Cible Ne Fait Pas."That, in a nutshell, was how my grandfather justified the double standard, and why he reportedly took some of my uncles to the "red light" district in New Orleans, when he determined they were old enough. My mother, their sister, knew about it and complained to Grandmaman, who...
bijouxbroussard 51-55, F 2 Responses 8 Oct 6, 2013
Feminazis Are Wicked And CruelThere are a couple of earnest, honest men of EP who, (despite the awesome and robustly asserted intellect of one) get very emotional in regards to their relationships with the opposite sex. Through maturity and experience these fellows have developed some sound ideas on which...
damselfly 51-55, F 20 Responses 8 May 26, 2012
"Consensual sex" is just sex.To say that implies that there is such a thing as "non consensual sex", which there isn't. That's rape. That is what it needs to be called. There is only sex or rape. Do not teach people that rape is just another type of sex. They are two very separate events. You wouldn't...
Laur3n 26-30, F 6 Responses 12 Jul 30, 2014
i have a meditation to throw negativity to theearth and the earth recycles it ! this is daoism tradition : www.soundcloud.com/wackotrip its callled six healing sounds and it cleans your organs fron negative emotions
carloslara7 31-35, M 2 Nov 15, 2014
I Am A Human Too!Feminism is about equality. Its goal is to have the female as well as the male perspective given equal voices. If we live in a society that is dominated by either sex we do not get the full experience of human life.
Vivagalore 31-35, F 8 Responses 13 Mar 22, 2012
Women Are HatedFeminism is hated because women are hated. Anti-feminism is a direct expression of misogyny; it is the political defense of women hating. ~ Andrea Dworkin I would like to know how members of this group feel about Anti-Feminism and what causes it.
Vivagalore 31-35, F 25 Responses 14 Apr 3, 2012
Different values for different sexes!!! It sometimes bothers me that when I lived with my fiancé (that I have now been married to for 11 years) I got a lot of flack and it created a lot of drama! They called me all sorts of unmentionable names, talked behind my back to all sorts of people and threated to boycott...
lagatta 41-45, F 3 Jul 5, 2014
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Vivagalore 31-35, F 6 Responses 8 Apr 22, 2012
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Vivagalore 31-35, F 9 Responses 16 Nov 13, 2013
Vivagalore 31-35, F 4 Responses 10 Apr 23, 2013
I believe in equity* But yes,I am a feminist.
CrazyHippieChick 22-25 2 Responses 2 Jul 31, 2014
All these people are getting it mixed up.There's feminists, then there's misandrists, people who don't like men and think women are superior. I am a feminist because I believe that men and women should have the same rights. People who don't believe that, please stop calling yourself a feminist, because you're not
themeice 18-21, F 1 Response 7 Jun 26
I am registered in some 'feminist'Arabic groups on Facebook, however, I rarely participate or write anything, I don't comment and no one knows me there, I am just a silent reader, I give few 'likes' if I happen to like something, but that's like the maximum I do, even though sometimes I...
MissGaga 22-25, F 1 Response 3 Jul 7
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Vivagalore 31-35, F 8 Responses 7 Mar 24, 2012
Silly Anti-feminist GirlsThere is an anti-feminist girl on here (or so she claims) who has written story after story, and comment after comment, bashing feminists and feminism, while claiming she knows more about feminism than feminists do. She writes things that are obviously incorrect, and makes...
bluelady1021 41-45, F 8 Responses 16 Mar 26, 2013
I think all women should have the right to dowhatever they want whenever they want. As long as it's not hurting anyone or themselves. I think women should be able to speak their minds freely. Women: don't let men tell you what to do. Don't allow them to manipulate you and tell you what you should or shouldn't do. It's up...
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Wordy word http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/07/enough-enough-tv-s-crime-****-endemic-violence-assault-women-has-stop
Laur3n 26-30, F 2 Responses 1 Jul 5, 2014
A Reposting Of A Good Article......I have taken the liberty of reposting this thoughtful opinion piece, which can be found at:http://msmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/17/can-feminism-liberate-men/Can Feminism Liberate Men? August 17, 2010 by Ned Resnikoff Simone de Beauvoir famously wrote, "One is not born a woman...
hylierandom 41-45 10 Responses 9 Sep 23, 2013
A large part of that equality needs to comefrom us being accepted for who we are as women and learning to accept and love ourselves that way also.
ClaudNine 22-25, F 10 Responses 20 Feb 19
Warning Verdebare Is BackThe king of women's hate is back using the name DozerDan.
absofabo 41-45, F 5 Responses 9 May 30, 2012
Vivagalore 31-35, F 1 Response 14 Apr 19, 2013
It's sad and terrifyingthat the word feminism is related to man-hating. The extremists within this group are the ones who get all the attention when I'm more than sure that the majority of us want love, peace and equality within the genders. Empowerment isn't achieved by demeaning men, but by...
ChloeMaay 18-21, F 2 Responses 12 Jul 30, 2014
I told myself I wasn't going to do this…atfirst. Then you start reading. So…"I am a feminist because I believe in equality". Nope! Not really…can't say that I am. There are so many things about me…too many to list…that I think many feminists would absolutely cringe over…and then there are the few things...
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BigBearHug 18-21, M 11 Feb 15
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Vivagalore 31-35, F 11 Responses 18 Aug 17, 2013
I love being a feministbut there are two things I hate. 1. That people assume we don't fight to get male things noticed and give them equality in things as well. Like recognizing that men are raped as well as women. It's about equality for everyone. It's just feminism because females are the ones who...
notjustthegirlnextdoor 22-25, F 1 Response 5 Jan 25
I believe that everyone should have equal rightsand equal opportunities. Women are still judged all around the world and given less power. They are persecuted for the simplest of actions. Thats why I passively protest, no violence just honesty.
TryingToLoveLifeNow 18-21, F 2 Jul 4, 2014
Giving ThanksAnother Thanksgiving holiday has passed. I hope you all shared some time with loved ones. It is truly a time to reflect on what we are thankful for. I had the good fortune of spending the week down in the beautiful, white sandy beaches of the Gulf. Along with me was my...
Lilt 46-50 8 Responses 9 Nov 26, 2012
I wonder is it a requirement to be female inorder to be a feminist? If it is then I just support feminists and feminism because of my belief in equality. If it is not then I am a feminist for that reason.
Maybeincubus 22-25, M 3 Responses 1 Jun 23

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Above: The Wernher von Braun's Car Goon Twist attraction, which recently celebrated its fiery anniversary
The Wernher von Braun's Car Goon Twist line is like a jaunt through the world of Goontown. The attraction cars are built like Beanie the Cab, and as you drive you can twist them by degaussing the steering wheel.
We suggest you don't try Zombie Mode
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Uroa Bay Beach Resort, Zanzibar
- Free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 61 smoke-free guestrooms
- On a private beach
- 2 restaurants
- Full-service spa
- 2 outdoor pools
- Health club
- Beach umbrellas
- 3 meeting rooms
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
What's around
- Kiwengwa Beach (8.7 mi / 13.9 km)
- Mapenzi Beach (13 mi / 20.9 km)
- Mnemba Island (21.9 mi / 35.2 km)
- Livingstone's House (23.9 mi / 38.5 km)
- Anglican Cathedral (24.1 mi / 38.9 km)
This place is a resort with a club arrangement. Meaning bus loads of tourists are coming…
This was an awesome hotel. Especially impressive was its level of wheelchair accessibility
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Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $80
- Standard Single Room
- Standard Triple Room, Garden View
- Family Room
- Standard Room, Balcony
- Sea Front Room
- Standard Room, Balcony
- Standard Room, Garden View
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 61 rooms
- Check-in time noon-10 PM
- Check-out time is 10 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Pets stay free
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Ferry terminal shuttle *
- Free self parking
Other information
- Smoke-free property
Nearby Four Star Zanzibar hotels
In the hotel
- Free breakfast daily
- 2 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Snack bar/deli
- Beach bar
- Poolside bar
- On private beach
- Beach sun loungers
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Children's pool
- Health club
- Outdoor tennis court
- Full-service spa
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Beach umbrellas
- Pool sun loungers
- Tennis on site
- Beach towels
- Pool umbrellas
- Billiards or pool table
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space size (feet) - 108
- Conference space size (meters) - 10
- 24-hour front desk
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 19
- Year Built 2008
- Garden
- Library
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
In the room
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Furnished balcony or patio
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Shower only
- Bidet
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
- 18-inch LCD TV
- Satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Special features
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Massages are available on the beach and in the spa; other services include facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.
DiningJua - Overlooking the pool and garden, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Rafiki - This bar overlooks the pool and garden. Happy hour is offered.
Pwani - This cocktail bar is located on the beach.
On Site
- Health club
- Outdoor tennis court
- Tennis on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
Uroa Bay Beach Resort, Zanzibar's small print
Also known as
- Uroa Bay Beach
- Uroa Bay Beach Resort
- Uroa Bay Beach Hotel Uroa Village
- Uroa Bay Beach Resort Zanzibar, Tanzania
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
A city tax of US$ 1 per person, per night will be collected at the property in cash. For further details, please contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking.
- Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: TZS 65.00
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: TZS 65.00
Optional extras
Onsite credit card charges are subject to an extra charge
Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge of TZS 40000
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of TZS 80000 per vehicle (roundtrip)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.


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AKC German Shepherd Puppies available!
AKC registered German Shepherd puppies for sale, Champion Heidelberg bloodlines together with Leerburg bloodlines. Two healthy pups left. One male and one female. They were born May 14th They are ten weeks old. Price $400. We are located in Mena, AR, Zip Code: 71953. No shipping. Contact telephone: (479)243-0710
or text (479)234-9271
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Gorgeous AKC West German Shepherd Puppy
Von Alten Zedernwald has 1 gorgeous stock coat male available to approved home!Sired by Havriel von Hazak and out of Reayah Hope von Jordan Haus. Crated trained and leash work started!
You can expect him to mature to deep red and black with excellent structure & great temperament. Top West German working and show bloodlines! We offer a two year hip and genetic heart health guarantee! Please ...
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Gorgeous West German Shepherd Puppies!
We are proud to announce we have a litter of West German Shepherd puppies available from top working/show bloodlines! Sired by Havriel von Hazak and out of Reayah Hope von Jordan Haus! Deep red and blacks long and stock coats 1 female and 5 males currently available. All puppies are raised inside our home with constant interaction and love! Puppies were born March 7th and will be ready for ...
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New litter of Large GSD puppies coming due 9/2015.
Currently taking early reservations now of $50 (non-refundable) to reserve your spot in line. By reserving your spot early, not only to you beat the rush for choices but you will get a discount on the deposit and only pay a $50.00 non-refundable deposit fee, verse the typical deposit of $150.00. which is paid at the time of selection and is ...
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Springfield (MO) :
We have 5 male puppies. Wormed. Shots. Very sweet, loving healthy babies. Mom is on sight and full blooded. We are wanting good homes for these guys, make sure you have the yard, space and money to afford the cate and upkeep. They will be big dogs when full grown. We are asking a rejoining fee of $50.00 which is non negotiable. If your not willing to pay, then you don't need a puppy. We are ...
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Springfield (MO) :
Our fur babies are ready for new homes. They are German Shepherd puppies. Both parents are AKC however we did not register the pups but can do so if you prefer papers. They have been raised in our home, very social, We have both parents as our pets. They have been wormed every 2 weeks, have had two sets of shots and their kennel cough vaccine. They love to be played with. Mom is black ...
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Springfield (MO) :
She is a beautiful registered German Shepherd female black and tan large boned . She has a good temperament , a little on the hyper side but very loving . She is due to come into heat in Sept. you can call us anytime for more info on her.
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Springfield (MO) :
All puppies are raised inside our home. They are highly socialized and imprinted on housebreaking. We stand behind our puppies throughout their life. This is a BEAUTIFUL litter! Will be Large bone, with great temperaments, classic black and tan. They are bold, confident and correct. There are 6 puppies to choose from. You can read more details on our policies, guarantees, and contract from ...
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Tulsa :
CKC GERMAN SHEPHERDS PUPPIES FOR SALE TAKING DEPSOITS NOW BORN 07-19 READY STARTING 08-25. 150.00 DEPSOIT AND 450.00 DAY OF PICKUP. VERY DESIRED Established Family Bloodline Proven. Parents on site Good family dog guard watch and working dogs. PLEASE SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY THANK YOU. 3184897545.
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Shreveport :
We have family raised german shepherd puppies for sale. They will be 4 weeks old tomorrow. Mom has amazing working lines she is daughter of V Drago vom Patriot and amazing male. And the Dad is VA1 Zamp vom Thermodos lines Bad Boll and Larus von Batu.
They will be amazing pups.
1 male 2 females left.
They are in house raised with kids. Will be up to date on all shots and wormer.
If you ...
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Memphis :
We have family raised german shepherds for sale. They will be 4 weeks old Thursday the 23rd. Great bloodline Bad-Ball's on the mother side and the Dad is titled male has V2 VA4(I) Wallaby vom Kapellenberg, VA1(A) Yoker vom Leithawald and 2X VA1 Vegas du Haut Mansard. The puppies are amazing in color.
They are in house raised with kids. Will be up to date on all shots and wormer.
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VA Ebafarmens Izaro Grand puppies for sale
4 males left and 1 female left
V1 Zane von Schneiden Fels IPO3 KKL
Hips - 'a' Normal
Elbows - 'a' Normal
SG Izvesta Von Schneiden-Fels BH,AD
A-Stamp Normal Hips
A-Stamp Normal Elbows
DNA tested Negative for DM
For pedigree please go to www.ravenholz.com
We are located in Missouri
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Memphis :
Poplar Bluff
I have 4 female German Shepherd puppies ready for new homes. They are UTD on shots and worming, treated for fleas and ticks. Parents have been on heart worm prevention since they were small puppies. Very healthy and gentle puppies. Located in West Plains, MO area, Call 1-417-284-1445 or text 1-417-274-9924 Full Blooded but not registered.
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Springfield (MO) :
Hillside Kennels is proud to announce that our litter has arrived out of Hillside Kuna von Elderhaus and SG Timur Suche Lazce (BH, AD, SCH2/IPO2). We love the german shepherd breed and breed for family companion dogs and security. The sire of this litter is SG Timur Suche Lazce, imported from the Czech Republic. He holds many titles including Schutzhund and German show. He is a very ...
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Northwest Arkansas :
Very nice AKC Reg German Shepherd puppies. One Sable female. One Black/Silver male. Three Black/Silver females. Call for pics. 600.00 ea. 1-417-880-0227
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Springfield (MO) :
Ash Grove
Sire, Archer Vom Boomerbucht (Czech
lines), son of Irmus Galan Nalag, is energy
packed, has an outstanding temperament
and solid strong structure. Dam, Ava Vom
Tonti (Czech,West working and DDR)
equals Archer's attributes. Together they
have produced an awesome litter of 8
puppies. 5 males, 3 females (D.O.B. 6/8/15).
Ready to go to new homes on 7-25-15. All wormings and shots
will ...
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Central Louisiana :
AKC German Shepherd puppies. Born on July 2nd 2015. They are German working lines. I have Black and Tan females and Sable females for sale. They will be well socialized and around children. These pups will make great working dogs as well as family pets. They will be wormed and have up to date shots. Serious inquires only please. For more information call 479-221-7010 or visit ...
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Northwest Arkansas :
Meet Jema! She is a black and tan purebred AKC registered female German Shepherd puppy. She was born April 10, 2015. Please take the time to visit our website at www.mynewgerman.com The website contains all of our available puppies and a lot of information about how we raise our puppies and has a FAQ section with a list of frequently asked questions.
The puppies are born and raised inside ...
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Springfield (MO) :
Black male German shepherd
Born April 30
UTD on shots and wormed
Very social
417-389- 4158
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Springfield (MO) :
German shepherd puppies no papers 9 weeks old had shots amd wormed .asking 50.00 1 females sheldon,mo call 417-884-2807 or 417-661-0392
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Springfield (MO) :
AKC registered, good breeder just can't raise them at new place. Would be willing to trade for registered Siberian Husky or Mini Aussie. Major is 4 years old and is very loving and adjust easy. Pics available
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Springfield (MO) :
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12614103908625758882015-07-28T18:47:58.693-05:00PARDON POWERSince January of 2008, this nationally recognized blog has been dedicated to following the very latest news regarding presidential pardons and the pardon power (or clemency powers) as exercised in each state. Reader comments are certainly welcomed but a premium will be placed on civility, relevance and originality. Please refrain from extended copying and pasting.P.S. Ruckman, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-3288009665025287732015-07-27T18:24:00.002-05:002015-07-27T18:24:28.535-05:00John Oliver on Mandatory Minimums

P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-41536657111981277202015-07-27T08:27:00.001-05:002015-07-28T18:47:58.919-05:00Morison: Clemency Rhetoric v. Reality

Sam Morison

At The Hill, Sam Morison - a criminal defense attorney in Washington, D.C., and former staff attorney in the DOJ's Office of the Pardon Attorney addresses the "deep concern" of Rep. Bob Goodlatte and 18 other Republicans that President Obama is using the pardon power "to benefit specific classes of offenders, or for political purposes" who were "duly convicted in a court of law." Goodlatte and his pals assert that this is "plainly unconstitutional."

Morison, however, notes this claim is "illiterate" - at best - since "throughout American history, presidents have granted executive clemency to 'specific classes of offenders' on dozens of occasions, from George Washington's pardon of the Whiskey Rebels in 1795 to George H.W. Bush's pardon of the Iran-Contra defendants in 1992."

More relevant to Obama's recent commutations of 46 drug law offenders, Morison adds:

... in the early 1960s, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson commuted the sentences of several hundred prisoners serving mandatory minimum sentences under the Narcotics Control Act of 1956, without objection by Congress.
The less dramatic, and far more reaction to Obama's commutations would be guided by this understanding:

...Under our tripartite system of government, an act of executive clemency in no sense "usurps" legislative or judicial authority.. it "is a part of the Constitutional scheme. When granted it is the determination of the ultimate [executive] authority that the public welfare will be better served by inflicting less than what the judgment fixed." ... Indeed, that was the Framers' point in giving the power to the President in the first place, to act as a check on the other branches.
Morison concludes there is "no reason to doubt" President Obama "can grant clemency because of his own policy judgment about a particular law." Indeed, "the President's power is beyond dispute." See full editorial here.P.S. Ruckman, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-22624302102160523832015-07-25T15:12:00.002-05:002015-07-25T15:43:54.753-05:00Commutations for "Classes of Persons"

If you follow the news, you know one exceptionally ignorant response to President Obama's recent commutations of sentence has been to claim - with zero evidence - that the pardon power was given to the president of the United States to be exercised in individual cases, and not with respect to "classes of offenders." Amnesties (which identify classes of offenders) are, of course, a great American tradition dating back to George Washington. One has to really work hard not to be aware of that.

A variation of the "argument" is to say, yes, amnesties are acceptable, and a steady feature of our history BUT they should only be used in exceptional circumstances, like the Civil War, World War I or World War II. This approach is at least less offensive to the senses. Many amnesties that have originated from the executive branch have focused on draft evasion and violation of various war time laws.

Notably, presidents have often granted individual commutations of sentence to classes of persons before those more well known amnesties. On March 3 and April 22, 1919, Woodrow Wilson commuted the sentences of 51 and 49 persons respectively, most of whom violated Espionage laws. On December 23, 1921 and June 19, 1923, Warren Harding granted 23 and 44 commutations of sentence mostly to persons who violated the selective service laws

On the other hand, the Whiskey Rebellion and Shays's Rebellion were not nearly as dramatic as they sound. One amnesty simply rewarded pirates for helping us out in the War of 1812. Mormons were also granted an amnesty for the practice of polygamy. Earthquakes are not a necessary prelude to amnesties, or the individual pardon of classes of persons.

President Obama is being criticized because his recent commutations recipients were drug offenders. To release them, the argument goes, is to "in effect" (in political rhetoric, very often code for "not really") usurp Congress and render legislation void, blah, blah, blah. These have always been the things people say when checks and balances don't go their way. In fact, Obama's commutation fit very nicely into the historical use of the pardon power.

On December 4, 1896, for example, Grover Cleveland commuted the sentences of 46 persons convicted of cutting timber on government property. They all violated a law that Congress wrote.

On June 6, 1903, Theodore Roosevelt commuted 24 sentences. Most were granted to persons who were given mandatory minimum sentenced for horse theft. One stole a horse and a saddle. Another stole a mule. One a cow. Roosevelt thought the sentences, created by Congress and applied by the judiciary, were not fair, proportionate, just.

On June 10, 1910, William Howard Taft commuted the sentences of 17 persons, most of whom made illegal sales of alcohol to Indians.

On January 7, 1932, Herbert Hoover commuted the sentences of 25 persons all convicted of the same crime - illegally entering the country.

Pardoning classes of persons, a great American tradition. By the thousands, the dozens, or just one at a time!

P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-54687192782380997152015-07-24T12:44:00.002-05:002015-07-24T13:25:49.102-05:00Oh Yeah ... and THAT !

In today's Baltimore Sun, David W. Ogden (former deputy attorney general of the United States), Kelly P. Dunbar and Jessica B. Leinwand, attorneys at Wilmer Hale LLP write a letter re President Obama's commutation of the life sentence of Norman O'Neal Brown. Even Brown's sentencing judge thought the mandatory sentence he had to impose was "disproportionate." Twenty four years later, the Sun concluded that the life sentence did not make "sense."

Brown's lawyers agree, of course, but add:

... the editorial missed an important — indeed, the crucial — part of why Mr. Brown was deserving of commutation. Put simply, Mr. Brown has transformed his life. Facing life imprisonment with no possibility of parole in his early 20s, Mr. Brown nonetheless dedicated his life to helping others, by mentoring younger inmates and steering them away from lives of crime. He never received a disciplinary violation in his decades in prison. He created and led various prison support groups and he took it upon himself to work with young men coming into prison. Prison staff praised Mr. Brown as a "model prisoner." Upon his release, Mr. Brown hopes to work with underprivileged youth in his community — in particular, to help persuade young men not to engage in crime. He has made it his life's mission to help others avoid the tragic mistakes he made as a young man.
Yes, easy to see how those kinds of details would be missed. See full letter here.P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-42961779177224743562015-07-22T13:08:00.002-05:002015-07-22T17:51:51.741-05:00Bill O'Reilly: Jackass Mode

In his talking points memo for July 20, 2012, Bill O'Reilly's writers feign an attempt at "investigating" President Obama's recent commutations of sentence. See video here.

At 0:18 O'Reilly says "apparently Mr. Obama believe the justice system is biased against minority individuals, especially in drug cases." Being uncertain as to whether or not Mr. O'Reilly's sarcasm has out run his intelligence, we can only add that this "belief" is well-documented in decades of rigorous statistical analysis. One would be hard pressed to find anyone with half a brain who would deny it. Debate has always centered around proximate causes and potential for reform, but not the basic fact.

At 0:28 O'Reilly states that he "firmly believes" that "selling hard drugs is a violent crime." Of course the "firm" nature of his belief has no bearing on its validity, much less its relevance to the world of law. Equivocating on the word "violence," especially in such a serious context, is something that every American should be concerned about, wary of - unless your end all measure of successful government is exploding prison populations and longer sentences for everyone. Probably best to keep a pretty tight reign on what constitutes "violence" in the world of law and courts, silly television programs notwithstanding. Of course, the only thing worse than an accordion like definition of "violence" is attempting to causally connect as many undesirable persons as possible to it, who are clearly, indisputably not directly related - thank God the law has the energy and the intelligence to make such distinctions! As a supposed conservative leaning libertarian, O'Reilly should know better. Next thing you know, he will be calling for a Sarah Palin murder prosecution.

At 0:50 O'Reilly makes his best attempt to smear one recipient of Obama's commutations, Marlon McNealy. Then, after the smear, childishly asks, "Should you feel compassion for Marvin McNealy? You make the call."

Well, O'Reilly's writers are certainly not the only people who can play with pretty blocks. Consider this:

Marlon McNealy has served twenty-two years in federal prison because of a mandatory life sentence he received for drug offenses at the age of 15 and 18. Although raised in an environment where hard drugs were commonplace, McNealy was no "kingpin" in any sense of the language. He was neither prosecuted nor convicted for any violent crime. Unsurprisingly, his behavior in prison over the last two decades was acceptable enough that he was transferred to a medium security prison.

Should anyone feel compassion for Mr. McNealy? You make the call."
Hat tip to San Francisco Chronicle columnist Debra Saunders for calling O'Reilly's numbskullery to our attention!P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-59222187421803500302015-07-18T01:06:00.000-05:002015-07-18T01:07:12.396-05:00Daniel Horowitz: Don't Know Much About History ...

Over at ConservativeReview.com, presidential pardon expert extraordinaire Daniel Horowitz declares:

... Although his policy of pardoning entire classes of offenses, de facto overturning congressional laws, is clearly a violation of the spirit of the pardon power – which was intended to be used with discretion for individuals or for extraordinary times like during the Civil War and Vietnam draft dodging – no court will limit Obama's pardons no matter how far he takes them.
Mr. Horowitz manipulates quotes from the Federalist papers to bemoan the possibility of a president abusing the pardon power. What he is not so keen to do is thumb around those glorious essays to find Alexander Hamilton's clever observation that criminal codes have an almost natural tendency toward over-severity. And, for that reason, Hamilton said, there should be "easy access" to mercy. That's right "easy access." The kind of thing that must certainly horrify Horowitz. We are guessing he would have been cheering for the hanging of the Whiskey Rebels and participants in Fries' Rebellion back in the day. Indeed, it is easy to imagine him all red-faced, and yelling, "Extraordinary crimes call for extraordinary punishment!"

Washington - July 10 1795, Whiskey Insurrectionists
Adams - May 21 1800, Pennsylvania Insurrectionists (Fries Rebellion)
Jefferson - October 15 1807, Military deserters (if surrendered in 4 months)
Madison - February 7 1812, Military deserters (if surrendered in 4 months)
Madison - October 8 1812, Military deserters (if surrendered in 4 months)
Madison - June 14 1814, Military deserters (if surrendered in 4 months)
Madison - February 6 1815, Pirates participating in War of 1812
Jackson - June 12 1830, Military deserters discharged, those confined released
Buchanan - April 6, 1858, Utah uprising
Lincoln - February 14 1862, Political prisoners paroled
Lincoln - March 10 1863, Military deserters restored with only forfeiture of pay
Lincoln - December 8 1863, "Rebellion" participants (with exceptions) subject to oath
Lincoln - February 26 1864, Military deserters sentences mitigated, restored to duty
Lincoln - March 26 1864, Clarification of December 8, 1863, amnesty
Lincoln - March 11 1865, Military deserters (if returned to post in 60 days)
Johnson - May 29 1865, Certain rebels of Confederate States
Johnson - May 4 1866, Clarification of previous amnesty
Johnson - July 3 1866, Military deserters restored with only forfeiture of pay
Johnson - September 7 1867, Confederates (excepting certain officers) subject to oath
Johnson - July 4 1868, Confederates (except those indicted for treason or felony)
Johnson - December 25 1868, Confederates (universal and unconditional)
Harrison - January 4 1893, Mormons practicing polygamy
Cleveland - September 25 1894, Mormons practicing polygamy
T. Roosevelt - July 4 1902, Philippine insurrectionists, subject to oath
Wilson - June 14 1917 5,000, Persons under suspended sentences
Wilson - August 21 1917, Clarification, reaffirmation of June 14 amnesty
Coolidge - December 15 1923, Espionage Act
Coolidge - March 5 1924, Over 100 military deserters. Restoration of citizenship.
F. Roosevelt - December 23 1933, Over 1,500 who violated Espionage or Draft laws.
Truman - December 24 1945, Thousands of ex-convicts serving at least 1 year in war
Truman - December 23 1947, 1,523 draft evaders (recommended by Amnesty Board)
Truman - December 24 1952, Convicts serving armed forces at least 1 year since 1950
Truman - December 24 1952, Military deserters convicted between 1945 and 1950
Ford - September 16 1974, Vietnam draft evaders. Conditioned on public service
Carter - January 21 1977, Vietnam draft evaders. Unconditional pardonP.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-83628648737926623542015-07-17T09:23:00.000-05:002015-07-17T13:45:40.264-05:00Mr. President, Choose Wisely!As President Obama rolls to the end of his second term, he is sporting one of the most miserable records re federal executive clemency in the history of the United States. At present, only eight presidents have granted fewer pardons and commutations of sentence - and most of them didn't even serve two terms. Although Mr. Obama has received over a thousand more applications for commutation of sentence than his four predecessors combined, he has only granted 1 more commutation of sentence than they did. This is clearly not the "hope and change" many (including the Editor of this blog) were cheering for.

Now what? Where to go? What path will the President choose?

Path 1: The White House continues to tout its "bold" record on commutations, maybe grants a hundred or so more before the ends of the term and that is it. Maybe we get a "Mission Accomplished" speech and/or banner.

* Our assessment: What a gruesome tragedy it would be, were the President to take this path. To raise expectations so high, after so many years of talk, and head fakes. Sickening to even think of this.

Path 2: The President waits a few more months, then commutes a few hundred sentences, then a few hundred more, then maybe a thousand or two, just before the term ends.

* Our assessment: For most of our history, presidents granted pardons and commutations throughout regularly, throughout the term. A month would simply not go by without a grant. THAT is the way the President should address this issue. A regular string of grants (pardons and commutations), every month, every week! from here to the end of the term. The country, and the pardon power, do not need / deserve another hit like Bill Clinton's foolish last-minute pardon bonanza. That kind of thing attaches public suspicion and distrust to the power and unfairly taints the accomplishments of well-deserving recipients. It comes over as a kind of political stunt to avoid political accountability and makes pardoning look like something less than a calm, objective, deliberative process.

Path 3: The President recognizes what has been long known: that there are systemic problems with the clemency process and - for whatever reasons - it does not have the capacity to adequately address thousands of unfair, unjust, excessive prison sentences and/or sentences which are no longer serving any particular public purpose, So, he decides to address the problem himself, with the powers given to him by the Constitution, in a systematic way (has a kind of logical ring to it, does it not?) So, he does what presidents have done more than a few times since George Washington ... he identifies / defines prisoners by categories of conditions and grants a group / general pardon, or an amnesty.

* Our assessment; The criticisms that accrue to last-minute pardoning are not so easily a factor in the matter of an amnesty, even if it is granted late in the term. Amnesties are, by definition, the result of deliberative, but intentionally aggregate thinking. They are an optional form of policy making in the executive branch, a co-equal branch in our system of checks and balances, The intentions and goals of the policy are, of course, what drive the specification of those who benefits from an amnesty. Detractors may disagree with the policy, which is fine. It is our sense, however, that there has never been a better time for a president to take this path. Indeed, there is every reason in this world to think that - after the obligatory showing of asses - support for such an amnesty would be quite strong.

In sum, Path 1 is highly objectionable. Path 2 is barely tolerable, but only because of the pitiful record of presidents over the previous 4-5 decades. Path 3 just makes perfect sense.P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-1511177436104436062015-07-16T11:15:00.002-05:002015-07-16T12:42:13.128-05:00Morison: Really Simple. Amnesty.

Sam Morison

Today, at Forbes, Jacob Sullum rocks the world with a piece on pardoning in the Obama administration. Replete with background information and data, Sullum pulled off an impressive trifecta by interviewing former Office of the Pardon Attorney attorney adviser, Sam Morison. We encourage readers to read the entire piece here, but here are some snippets re Morison:

[on the DOJ's current criteria for commutations] ... "It is an exceedingly narrow set of criteria," says Sam Morison, a lawyer specializing in clemency who worked in the Office of the Pardon Attorney for 13 years during the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. Even so, he says, "they should have no problem finding cases if they are really serious about it." Morison worries that even if Obama sincerely wants to make up for lost time, he will face "pushback" from the Justice Department. "In my experience, it was not a lack of manpower" that blocked commutations, he says. "It was a lack of political will. The Justice Department wasn't going to do it."

[on Obama's options] Earnest promises that Obama will use "executive authority to try to correct as many injustices as possible," while urging Congress to "enact the kind of reforms that the president can't by acting on his own." But Obama can do a lot more than he has done so far, and his unused power will be especially important if Congress fails to pass significant sentencing reforms this year. "The president could largely fix this in an afternoon," says Morrison, by issuing an "amnesty proclamation" that retroactively applies the lighter crack penalties that Congress approved in 2010, commuting sentences that would be shorter under current law. Families Against Mandatory Minimums says that change alone could help something like 8,800 prisoners.
P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-69329522418964004592015-07-15T16:02:00.001-05:002015-07-15T16:18:05.715-05:00The Atlantic: Amnesty for Pot Offenders

In recent months, the Editor of this blog has worked with Zack Hinden of The Atlantic, providing historical insight and original data. Hinden's curiosity was how presidential use of pardons in the era of Prohibition, and the immediate post-Prohibition era, might be analogous to pardoning in an era when public attitudes about marijuana are changing and decriminalization is a growing trend in the states. Here are some excerpts from Hinden's fine effort. You can read the entire piece here.

On Monday, President Obama commuted the sentences of 46 federal prisoners locked up for nonviolent drug offenses, raising the total number of commutations he's issued to 89. ... Good news, no doubt, and an invitation to consider how we measure progress when it comes to executive clemency ...

Congress [introduced] a bill to shore up the Eighteenth Amendment, known as the Volstead Act. Wilson vetoed the Act. Congress overrode his veto. With no legislative recourse, Wilson chipped away at Prohibition using the executive power that Congress could not check: his pardon. By the end of his second term, alcohol offenders accounted for more than one-fifth of Wilson's clemency recipients ... when Prohibition was repealed by popular demand in 1933, FDR went on a pardoning spree that outclassed his predecessors, approving alcohol offenders who had been previously rejected or otherwise hadn't even applied. Wilson used his pardon to protest an impossible law. Roosevelt used his to acknowledge the change in social norms. ...

The time when most Americans condoned alcohol consumption despite Prohibition rhymes with our own, when 53 percent of the country supports the legalization of marijuana, and pot laws have been curtailed in 23 states and the nation's capital ...

The precedents are clear. When an executive believes that the letter of the law runs counter to the public interest, it's his prerogative to pardon. Consider, for instance, the amnesties granted to tax-resisting Whiskey Rebels by Washington and Adams, to aliens and seditionists by Jefferson, to pirates by Madison, to Confederate soldiers by Johnson, to draft-dodgers by Carter—or, in effect, to 4.3 million undocumented immigrants last November, by President Obama. Just as that decision pressed Congress and state legislatures to come around on immigration, amnesty for marijuana offenders would send a reality check—to governors who wield their own pardon power, to police and judges, as well as to employers, landlords, and college admissions committees—that most Americans don't believe marijuana-use needs punishing, and that there's justice in forgiveness.

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P.S. Ruckman, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-72584183907140211722015-07-14T23:37:00.003-05:002015-07-15T12:39:26.322-05:00GOP House Members Go Abruptly Stupid

Today, a group of House Republicans has graced the U.S. Attorney General with a letter complaining as follows:

As Members of the Judiciary Committee, which oversees the Department of Justice, including the functions performed by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, we are deeply concerned that the President continues to use his pardon power to benefit specific classes of offenders, or for political purposes.
The "for political purposes" is, of course, a throwaway line, but complaining about clemency on behalf of "specific classes of offenders" is the stuff of a very special kind of stupidity and ignorance.

Looking over our web tracking tools this evening, we see that someone in the Executive Office of the President of the United States spent several hours on this blog today, and focused particularly on the Truman and Kennedy presidencies and this link.

http://www.pardonpower.com/2008/12/context-amnesties-or-blanket-pardons.html

To which we say, "Bravo, White House!" As the great Ann Peebles might put it: "Tear their little playhouse down, room by room."P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-7461758623839379552015-07-14T20:09:00.001-05:002015-07-14T20:11:13.949-05:00The Clemency Resource CenterNEW YORK—July 14, 2015—NYU School of Law announced the launch of the Clemency Resource Center (CRC), a pop-up law office within the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law (CACL).

The CRC will exist for one year, with the sole purpose of preparing and submitting federal clemency petitions at no cost to prisoners. Beginning with a staff of seven attorneys, the CRC will work closely with Clemency Project 2014, an ongoing initiative designed to identify and find counsel for worthy clemency candidates, and will provide pro bono assistance to federal prisoners who likely would have received shorter sentences had they been sentenced today.

The CRC was co-founded by Rachel Barkow, Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy at NYU Law, and Mark Osler, who holds the Robert and Marion Short Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of St. Thomas. Erin Collins, a former public defender and acting assistant professor at NYU Law, serves as executive director. Generously funded by Open Society Foundations, the CRC will begin work in August.

The CRC is unique in that it addresses an immediate short-term opportunity. President Obama has clearly signaled his intent to use the constitutional tool of clemency to address over-incarceration. Clemency Project 2014 aims to identify all federal inmates who seek help and meet criteria released by the US Department of Justice.

The project relies entirely on the help of pro bono attorneys to review and submit petitions. "Too many non-violent prisoners are serving unduly harsh prison terms based on repudiated laws and policies. That means we have quite a bit of work ahead," said Cynthia Roseberry, project manager for Clemency Project 2014. "This is an all-hands-on-deck situation and we welcome the support of the Clemency Resource Center."

"The CRC isn't a clinic, or a conventional legal aid organization, or an advocacy group. It is a factory of justice," said Osler, a former federal prosecutor. CACL has worked on clemency cases and reform of the pardon process since 2013 as part of the Mercy Project, an initiative that pursues commutations for federal prisoners who are serving very long sentences for typically non-violent drug crimes.

"The Clemency Resource Center is the latest step in our efforts to improve criminal justice in the United States and to help correct past miscarriages of justice," said Barkow, faculty director for CACL. During its year of operation, the CRC will utilize the talents of CACL student fellows as well as of CACL executive director Deborah Gramiccioni, a former federal prosecutor in New Jersey and at the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC.P.S. Ruckman, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-54002908040205661952015-07-14T17:38:00.001-05:002015-07-22T09:44:28.046-05:00Obama's "Bold" Record on Commutations. Highly questionable.Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest suggested President Obama's record on commutations of sentence was "bold." We're not seeing that. To make his point, Mr. Earnest compared the President's total number of commutations (89) to that of the four previous presidents - well known, for having a freakish disregard for the use of the pardon power. It was kind of like bragging that one is more merciful and kind than Torquemada.

But, Mr. Earnest failed to point out two seemingly relevant pieces of data. First, the previous four presidents, miserable records and all, did grant 88 commutations of sentence. President Obama, after six and a half years of Hope and Change has "beaten" them by a grand total of ONE. Count 'em. ONE.

Secondly, none of the previous four presidents received nearly as many applications for commutations of sentence as Obama. If you combine their numbers - as Mr. Earnest is want to do - you see that Obama has received a thousand plus more applications than all of them combined and the result has been slightly (1) more commutations of sentence.

"Bold"? We think not.

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P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-54297307017835442082015-07-14T14:36:00.000-05:002015-07-15T00:30:58.379-05:00White House: "Bold" on Commutations, Pardons "Another Story"

Sometimes, a White House Press Secretary can only be armed with so many talking points, and data.Yesterday, Josh Earnest bragged that President Obama has done a little better (one better actually) than some of the worst, most neglectful presidents in history (the previous four). Let's all hope that is not a sign of things to come - or not to come!

Q And if you look at the numbers, the President is behind some of his predecessors in this category in terms of commutations and pardons, although it appears he's doing some catching up. Is this something that we should see or that we might see accelerate over his remaining time in office?

MR. EARNEST: What I would say, Jim, in terms of the raw numbers of commutations, the announcement today of 46 commutations is actually the largest number of commutations that's been issued by a President on a single day dating back to at least the Johnson administration. And this brings to I believe it's 89 -- that's the number of people who have received a commutation from the President of the United States, and that actually is more than the number of commutations issued by the four previous Presidents combined. So the President has taken pretty bold action when it comes to commutations. I think the point that you're raising --

Q Pardons, then, I guess.

MR. EARNEST: Yes, the pardons is a bit of a different story. But I think that the point that you're raising, however, is an entirely legitimate one, and that is that there are significant reforms that need to be implemented into our criminal justice system. And the President is hopeful that he can work with Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill to advance a legislative solution to address some of those inequities. He doesn't want to just have to rely on his constitutional authority as President of the United States to offer commutations. He actually is hopeful that we can develop and implement a legislative solution that would have a broader, more far-reaching impact in bringing greater fairness and justice to our criminal justice system.

(Note: Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan granted at total of 88 commutations of sentence. After six and a half years, Obama has "beaten" them ... by one. On the "other story" front, those four presidents granted 1,052 pardons. Should that now be the mark for Obama' "boldness" on this front? Maybe not. You see, Obama has only granted 64 pardons to date, a number that also happens to be lower than any single one of the four previous presidents. If winning by 1 is "bold," how shall we think of being behind by 988?). P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-52179111208623749562015-07-13T17:47:00.003-05:002015-07-13T17:47:19.849-05:00President Obama Speaks

BREAKING: President Obama just granted clemency to 46 men and women whose sentences didn't fit their crimes. Nearly all of these individuals would have already served their time and returned to society if they were convicted of the exact same crime today: http://go.wh.gov/KtwU7f
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P.S. Ruckman, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-39272783158805230562015-07-13T16:10:00.003-05:002015-07-13T16:11:38.385-05:00Obama and Previous Democratic Presidents
With today's granting of 46 commutations of sentence, President Obama has now granted 64 pardons and 89 commutations of sentence. How does this compare to the record of previous Democratic presidents?

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P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-57122362724455779342015-07-13T12:46:00.003-05:002015-07-13T15:25:23.365-05:00Obama to Blaze Past Franklin Pierce ...With today's announcement of 46 commutations of sentence, the most granted by a president in a single day since July 26, 1935, President Obama has blazed past Franklin Pierce into the number 9 spot for least merciful presidents in history.

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P.S. Ruckman, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-45739993745290940672015-07-12T13:17:00.001-05:002015-07-12T13:20:30.697-05:00A Federal Judge Speaks, in the Case of Albert D. ReedRecently, former deputy attorney general James Cole (whose clemency record was fantastically abysmal) said commutations of sentence were a "a touchy situation" because the president does not "just supplant a judge's determination of sentence." We refer his straw man to the Honorable C. Weston Houck, who said this, at the sentencing hearing of Albert D. Reed, September 27, 1995:

I don't think there is any basis for the discrepancy that's been in effect for some time. I believe that everybody pretty well agrees that Congress made a mistake when they decided that crack cocaine should be treated a hundred times more seriously than powder cocaine…. …But what they have done by treating crack cocaine a hundred times more seriously than powder cocaine is so ridiculous that they might even see it and back up on it… …It would seem to me that it would be unfair, if they change the law upon a recognition that the law was wrong and should never have been what they made it, then it seems to me it would be unfair to all the hundreds and hundreds of people that have been sentenced under that law and are serving time under that law, not to go back and correct those sentences... [Y]ou shouldn't have people serving time that is unfair and improper…. ... I fully expect that in this case, that if Congress changes the law, that you'll come back and ask me to re-sentence Mr. Reed based upon that new law, and I'll have to deal with that problem then, and I guess I'll have to deal with it with many, many other people, and my inclination would be to come back and re-do those sentences. (Sentencing Hearing Transcript pp. 61-63.)
P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-62432727819560961332015-07-12T13:08:00.001-05:002015-07-15T00:31:52.590-05:00Repost: The Coming Wave of Commutations

On December 19, 2013, President Obama granted 8 commutations of sentence. It was the highest number of commutations granted by a president, in a single day, since 1970 - excluding the last-minute clemency caper of Bill Clinton. Commutations of sentence have been extremely rare since the administration of Lyndon Johnson. But those in-the-know say hundreds, that 's right, hundreds are likely to be granted before President Obama leaves office.

Do we believe it? Well, we retain the right to a healthy skepticism, but are always, yes always hopeful that some president, any president at all, will take the pardon power more seriously, and will become a more active participant in the Nation's approximation of justice - just exactly as the Founding Fathers intended. So, should the commutations of sentence come raining from the sky (relatively speaking), here are six reasons why you should be neither shocked nor annoyed:

1. THE CONSTITUTION: The pardon power was given to the president on the assumption that the legislative branch (Congress) and the judicial branch (the federal courts) are not perfect. Anyone care to disagree?

2. EXPERIENCE: Alexander Hamilton correctly observed, in Federalist 74, that the criminal codes of nations have an almost natural tendency toward over-severity - see recent conservative / libertarian commentary on the "over-criminalization" of the law (over 4,000 federal criminal laws), and the expansion of the "nanny-state." For this reason, argued Hamilton, there should be "easy access" to mercy in any justice system. We (Americans) are clearly failing to realize this vision of justice.

3. NEGLECT: Although, today, and in recent decades, acts of clemency have typically been pardons, there was a considerable period of time when presidents routinely granted just as many commutations of sentence, if not more. This changed with the creation of alternative release mechanisms, such as probation and parole, in the early 1900s. But federal parole was abolished in the 1980s. Despite the recent boom in our federal prison population, there has been no subsequent re-emergence of commutations of sentence. There should have been. The ball was dropped.

4. CALM: Everyone agrees that "Law and Order" campaigns of Richard Nixon left their mark on American politics, firmly implanting the retributive justice model in our system of criminal justice, and perhaps discouraging presidents from pardoning (for fear of being lambasted as being "soft" on crime). Trends in crime statistics were truly alarming and the percentage of the public that perceived crime as the "major" problem facing the nation was large. That is all fine and well, but this is now. The downward trends in the most alarming criminal statistics are well known, and Americans are increasingly focused on (more concerned about) economic issues.

5. ECONOMICS: Speaking of economics, prisons are not cheap. Failing prison systems are even more costly. Increasingly, it makes perfect sense to ask, "What are we getting for our money?" If there are high rates of recidivism, why? If we are going to reject concerns about rehabilitation on the front end, can we at least consider the potential benefits of rehabilitation when we actually have someone incarcerated? If what is going on in prisons is not working so well, might it make sense to look for solutions outside of prison? If executives can save money by commuting sentences and employing alternative (and potentially less expensive and more effective) "punishments" ... then what on earth should stand in their way? Be very aware: today, increasingly, liberals and conservatives are seeing eye to eye on this.

6. JUSTICE: The fact of the matter is that our costly prisons are packed with literally thousands of young, first-time offenders, non-violent offenders who are serving lengthy sentences - especially for drug violations. They were sentenced under a law (set of guidelines) that both parties in both chambers of Congress have sense recognized as ineffective if not outright unfair (see Item 1, above). They would not even be in prison right now, if they had been sentenced under current law. Arguably, not a single one of them should spend another single day in federal prison. Their sentences should be commuted yesterday. These are, of course, the kinds of individuals which President Obama's recent commutations focused on. Relatively, speaking, Obama's commutations are little grains, on a tiny tip, of an enormous iceberg. Even if, over the next two years, the President commutes the sentence of "hundreds," it is likely to be a very small proportion of those similarly situated.

It is time for the presidency to, once again, become engaged in the business of justice and our system of checks and balances - just as the Founders intended. Let the commutations land. Be at peace with the idea, America. Let the objections and complaints that are surely to follow 1) be filtered for partisanship and animosity toward the president and 2) be contained in the area of discourse where they deserve to be: around the edges, and only reflective of the timing of the President's behavior and / or the quality of decision making in particular cases.P.S. Ruckman, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-32367467851904578172015-07-09T11:16:00.001-05:002015-07-15T00:27:43.408-05:00If Obama Commuted 100 Sentences Tomorrow ...After years and years of head-fakes, many media outlets appear to be on the boarder of frenzy, because aides to the President are now indicating (once again) that he "may" grant "dozens" of commutations of sentence in the coming weeks (no one seems to notice that pardons have almost vanished from the radar).

So, now, as reporters everywhere are posed, ready to toss out words like "unprecedented" and "record-breaking," your snarky correspondent suggests that we all think about this: Let's say the President were to grant 100 commutations of sentence tomorrow, bringing his total to 143. Not merely "dozens," but a full one hundred !

Would it be a record among all presidents? No, not even close.

Would it be a record for the highest number of commutations in a year? No, not even close.

Would it be a record for the highest number of commutations in a single day? No. No. No.

More importantly, would it really even put a pin hole in the balloon of THOUSANDS of applications that have been in the Department of Justice for years? (Yes, that's right, there were record numbers of applications for commutations of sentence well before Clemency Project 2014 ever showed up - there was never any shortage of applications) No.

What WOULD 100 commutations by President Obama mean? Hmm ... well ... maybe that he is a little more serious about clemency than Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, H.W. Bush and W. Bush. Wow. To which we say, "Whoopty-freakin-doo." Put the corks back in the bottles people!
P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-59464600324264454002015-07-09T10:58:00.002-05:002015-07-15T00:32:45.102-05:00Albert Reed's Petition for Commutation of SentenceWhat kinds of cases are before the President, waiting for action? What does and application for commutation of sentence look like? Here is some information from a current application, Albert Delon Reed, Jr.'s Petition for Commutation of Sentence. It is a bit technical, in places, because it has to be. But readers can certainly learn from it, especially Judge Houcks' commentary:

"When I was 24 years old, I received a sentence of life imprisonment for my conviction of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and marijuana. I have now served over twenty years in prison (I have been detained since my arrest on August 4, 1994). I believe---and Congress has since recognized---that my prescribed punishment severely exceeds the crime.

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 amended certain sections of the United States Code, to state that in the event of a violation involving at least 50 grams of cocaine base, and if the offender had one or more prior felony drug convictions, the offender must be sentenced to at least 20 years' imprisonment. Congress further amended this section upon passage of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Those amendments provided that a person possessing at least 50 grams of cocaine base who had two or more felony drug convictions must be sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment, followed by ten years of supervised release. I received my sentence under this law.

If I were sentenced today, I would not receive a sentence of life imprisonment. In 2010, Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act. Prior to this Act's passage, § 841 treated the possession of cocaine base one hundred times more harshly than it treated the possession of powder cocaine; specifically, the possession of 5,000 grams of cocaine in its powder form carried the same penalty as the possession of 50 grams of cocaine base. In passing the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Congress recognized that this 100:1 weight ratio had no basis in fact and reduced it to an 18:1 weight ratio, by amending § 841(b)(1)(A) to increase the cocaine base threshold from 50 grams to 280 grams.

I was convicted of the possession of 193 grams of cocaine base. This quantity is insufficient for prosecution under § 841(b)(1)(A)'s amended threshold of 280 grams. Rather, it would fall under § 841(b)(1)(B), which has a triggering quantity of 28 grams of cocaine base. This code section carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years for a person with a prior felony drug conviction, followed by eight years of supervised release. This is in stark contrast to the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment that I received.

While I did have prior convictions at the time of this offense, they were all obviously all committed when I was quite young - such that several were not considered pursuant to §4A1.2(d)(2)(B) of the Guidelines and Comment 3 to §4A1.1 (no points are added for sentences imposed prior to age 18 that occurred more than five years before the subject offense).

As stated previously in my petition, I have four prior offences; I served less than two years for my conviction in North Carolina, and I received probation for the three convictions in New York. As my sister verifies in her statement, our parents were both deceased by the time I was 17 and we were left without supervision and guidance.

While I wanted and planned to complete higher education, our financial needs were immediate and the opportunity to make quick money abundant in crime-infested neighborhood. In prison, I have taken advantage of educational opportunities as demonstrated by the attached records and certificates. CORRECTION FROM INITIAL APPLICATION: But for any application of the career offender classification to a youth of my age, the ten-year sentence anticipated by the new minimum of § 841 (b)(1)(B) is also consistent with the Drug Quantity Table found in the 2014 United States Sentencing Commission's Guidelines Manual. After converting all the controlled substances to marijuana and combining them, my offense is categorized as a Level 26 offense. With this offense level and 5 Criminal History points, the Manual's Sentencing Table prescribes a sentence of 78 to 97 months (i.e., 6 years, 6 months to 8 years, 1 months). I have done over twice this maximum and three times the minimum sentence !

At my sentencing hearing on September 27, 1995, even the sentencing judge recognized the unfairness of my sentence. The Honorable C. Weston Houck stated as follows:

I don't think there is any basis for the discrepancy that's been in effect for some time. I believe that everybody pretty well agrees that Congress made a mistake when they decided that crack cocaine should be treated a hundred times more seriously than powder cocaine…. …But what they have done by treating crack cocaine a hundred times more seriously than powder cocaine is so ridiculous that they might even see it and back up on it… …It would seem to me that it would be unfair, if they change the law upon a recognition that the law was wrong and should never have been what they made it, then it seems to me it would be unfair to all the hundreds and hundreds of people that have been sentenced under that law and are serving time under that law, not to go back and correct those sentences... [Y]ou shouldn't have people serving time that is unfair and improper…. ... I fully expect that in this case, that if Congress changes the law, that you'll come back and ask me to re-sentence Mr. Reed based upon that new law, and I'll have to deal with that problem then, and I guess I'll have to deal with it with many, many other people, and my inclination would be to come back and re-do those sentences. (Sentencing Hearing Transcript pp. 61-63.)
Judge Houck's viewpoints align with Congress's intent behind passing the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. The Act expressly defines its purpose as "[t]o restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing." In light of these considerations, I believe that the time I have served in prison has been sufficient given my offense, and I respectfully request that my sentence be commuted."P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-81256691393222407422015-07-06T01:20:00.000-05:002015-07-09T21:32:03.375-05:00Record Application Denials Around the Corner

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As the Obama administration prepares to soar past George W. Bush's marks for denial of applications for presidential pardons and commutations of sentence, the New York Times reports that presidential aides say grants are coming. The head fake advertising campaign for this long-overdue, no brainer, action has surely been one of the most lengthy, and tiresome in history. Unfortunately, we are thoroughly prepared to be underwhelmed:

"I think the concerns are generally raised about mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders. And I think there are some questions that we ought to ask ... we ought to look at the statistics and see, are we putting in prison, are we using our limited prison space for the kind of people that we want to have there? Are the sentences commensurate with the kind of conduct that puts people in jail for these mandatory minimum sentences? Those are the kinds of questions I think that we ought to ask ... I would hope that we would ask those questions ... " - Deputy Attorney General, Eric Holder, March 1999

"… I think its time we took a hard look at the wisdom of locking up some first time nonviolent drug users for decades. Someone once said, and I quote: 'While minimum sentences for first-time users may not be the best way to occupy jail space, and/or heal people from their disease.' You know who said that? That was George W. Bush -- six years ago. And I don't say this very often, but I agree with George W. Bush. The difference is that he hasn't done anything about it. When I am President of the United States, I will." - Senator Barack Obama, October 2007

"… people who have made mistakes, particularly when they're young … I don't blame employers being nervous about hiring someone with a record … On the other hand, one of the great things about America is that we give people second chances." - Senator Barack Obama, January 2010.

"This is part of my faith, my religious faith, but you don't have to be religious to, I think, believe in the idea of redemption, that people can get a second chance that people can change." - Senator Barack Obama, January 2010.

"The president wanted to talk about two things, but the first was Michael [Vick],'' Lurie said, according to King. "He said, 'So many people who serve time never get a fair second chance. He was ... passionate about it. He said it's never a level playing field for prisoners when they get out of jail. And he was happy that we did something on such a national stage that showed our faith in giving someone a second chance after such a major downfall.''... Obama has long been a big supporter of giving ex-prisoners the opportunity to redeem themselves, and has worked on legislation with that goal in mind" ABC News, December 2010.

"Attorney Margaret Love, also welcomed the news of Obama's first commutation. "I'm very pleased," Love said. "I hope that it is a sign he intends to look at the many other people in federal prisons serving very long crack sentences which his own administration has called unjust." - Politico, November 2011

"There will be 76 days between the election and inauguration for the president to exercise his power," said one official, who was not authorized to talk publicly and so spoke on the condition of anonymity. Officials said there has been growing interest inside the White House in reforming the pardon process, specifically how recommendations are made to the president. - Washington Post, July, 2012

"There are more low-level, nonviolent drug offenders who remain in prison, and who would likely have received a substantially lower sentence if convicted of precisely the same offenses today ... This is not fair, and it harms our criminal justice system." - Deputy Attorney General James Cole, January, 2014.

"In recent years, relying on the recommendation of the pardon attorney, presidents have pardoned fewer and fewer people each year and released only a handful early from prison ... That is set to change" - ProPublica, April 2014

"When I came into office, for the first couple of years, I noticed that I wasn't really getting a lot of recommendations for pardons — at least not as many as I would expect ... And many of them were for older folks... But sort of the more typical cases that I would have expected weren't coming up. Historically, what the president would get is a big stack of recommendations, and then I would sign off on them ... So what we've done now is open it up so people are more aware of the process." - President Barack Obama, March 2015

"... the President seems genuinely willing to consider requests for full pardon from people who have completed their sentences and "led an exemplary life, but now really want to be able to start a new career." This is good news. President Obama has taken a commendable interest in prisoner requests for sentence commutation ..." - Collateral Consequences Resource Center, March 2015

"So we've revamped now the DOJ office. We're now getting much more representative applicants. And I think what you'll see is not only me exercising that pardon power and clemency power more aggressively for people who meet the criteria -- nonviolent crimes, have served already a long period of time, have shown that they're rehabilitated -- but also we're working with Democrats and Republicans around criminal justice reform issues." President Obama, March 2015

"Sometime in the next few weeks, aides expect President Obama to issue orders freeing dozens of federal prisoners locked up on nonviolent drug offenses" - New York Times, July 2015P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-66245448566555922172015-07-03T22:17:00.003-05:002015-07-09T21:32:57.248-05:00Obama: Commutations ...

The New York Times reports that "aides" expect President Obama "to issue orders freeing dozens of federal prisoners locked up on nonviolent drug offenses." We recall that, in 2013, an "unnamed administration official" successfully baited ProPublica with this line: "There will be 76 days between the election and inauguration for the president to exercise his [clemency] power." There followed a whole lot of nothing. But maybe it is different this time. Maybe.

The Times reports Obama "will probably commute more sentences at one time than any president has in nearly half a century" But the Editor of this blog will produce much more specific information on that topic when the time comes.

The Times then reports what we have all known for 6 years ... "The expansive use of his clemency power is part of a broader effort by Mr. Obama to correct what he sees as the excesses of the past ... With many Republicans and Democrats now agreeing that the nation went too far, Mr. Obama holds the power to unlock that prison door, especially for young African-American and Hispanic men disproportionately affected ... Mr. Obama has only begun to tackle the problem he has identified ... Overhauling the criminal justice system has become a bipartisan venture. Like Mr. Obama, Republicans running for his job are calling for systemic changes ..."

Then the piece then takes some odd turns, referring to Willie Horton - who was never pardoned by anyone - and by claiming "Mr. Obama started out much like the others, commuting just one sentence in his first five years in office." Mr. Obama was the slowest Democratic president to exercise the clemency power and, throughout most of his presidency, he has been one of the least merciful presidents in history. There is very little common about his presidency, when it comes to pardoning.

Former deputy attorney general James Cole says it is "a touchy situation" because the president does not "just supplant a judge's determination of sentence." Such a consideration has nothing to do with pardons, of course, and we are not sure that the judge's determination of sentence should be considered as long 1) judges are human 2) we have a system of checks and balances and 3) as we all know, the focus, currently is on federal prisoners who would not have been sentenced the way that they were under the current sentencing laws. The old sentencing guidelines were rejected by both parties in the House and the Senate. Nothing personal against the judges, No one should see it that way. See story here.

P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-80280192346146128892015-07-03T21:34:00.001-05:002015-07-03T21:34:07.308-05:00Illinois: 5 PardonsIt is reported that Gov. Rauner has granted clemency petitions to five people, while denying the applications of 153 other requests. It is also reported that "about 2,000 petitions remain from previous administrations" and Rauner has "developed a process to look at clemency petitions on a regular basis." See story here.P.S. Ruckman, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-60152272846483170692015-06-09T22:17:00.001-05:002015-06-09T22:27:39.140-05:00Obama: The Basement of Two-Term MercyAs has been the case for most of the Hope and Change presidency of Barack Obama, the number of pardons and commutations continues to lag behind that of recent two-term presidents, including Republican presidents Eisenhower, Reagan and George W. Bush.

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P.S. Ruckman, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261410390862575888.post-74275877910341550122015-06-04T12:51:00.001-05:002015-06-04T12:51:46.274-05:00North Carolina: Pardons of InnocenceThe governor's office released the following statement today:

"Today, I announce that I am granting pardons of innocence to Henry McCollum and Leon Brown.

"As with all pardons of innocence, both pardon applications for Mr. McCollum and Mr. Brown were thoroughly reviewed by the Office of Executive Clemency, my legal team, and the Clemency Committee.

 "Many individuals were contacted and interviewed, and I met personally with Mr. McCollum and Mr. Brown.

"It is difficult for anyone to know for certain what happened the night of Sabrina Buie's murder. My deepest sympathies go out to the family of Sabrina Buie for what they have endured.

 "I know there are differing opinions about this case and who is responsible. This has been a comprehensive and thoughtful process during the past nine months. Based on the available evidence I've reviewed, I am granting pardons of innocence to Henry McCollum and Leon Brown. It's the right thing to do."P.S. Ruckman, email@example.com


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