"California courts sentenced a man to life imprisonment for stealing a pair of socks worth $2.50. When bankers steal hundreds of millions of dollars and get no jail time at all, ordinary people have to believe the legal system makes no sense at all.
Republican president Richard Nixon started this off by declaring a War on Drugs in 1971. Prosecutors everywhere used this so-called War as an excuse to put black Americans in prison. As a result, while blacks in California comprise only 3% of the population, the prison population convicted of a third strike offense is 45% black. It doesn’t help the black population that most of them can’t afford a decent lawyer, but still, police concentrate on rousting and arresting young black men
Republican front group and law-making syndicate ALEC added to the prison population by writing determinate sentencing laws and convincing state legislatures to pass them. These bills had the effect of forcing blacks to spend decades in prison for possession of what were erroneously defined as Schedule I drugs. Private prison corporations, who profit heavily when more people are sent to prison, also support ALEC."
Corporate Takeover's photo to the group: Sen Bernie Sanders For President!!
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If you are wondering what all the fuss about Bernie Sanders is here's a sample. And Bernie Sanders never had to evolve into these positions as he has been The Champion of All the People his entire career. Not just to get a vote.
Senator Whitehouse, another hero who stands up for the future!
League of Conservation Voters
In a recent floor speech, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse counters every argument from presidential candidates who try to deny or ignore the scientific consensus of climate change and the urgent need for action. Thank him for standing up to climate change deniers here >>http://bit.ly/18K5aZO...
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In a recent floor speech, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse counters every argument from presidential candidates who try to deny or ignore the scientific consensus ofclimate change and the urgent need for action. Thank him for standing up to climate change deniers here >> http://bit.ly/18K5aZO
You can watch his speech here: http://bit.ly/1GZ7ZCK
"It was bigger than Steve King’s Freedom Summit, bigger than the GOP’s Lincoln Dinner, in fact bigger than both of those events combined, and you can even throw in Joni Ernst’s pig roast." Scott Galindez, RSN
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