October 20, 2015

Ed Meese denounces the rush to pass sentencing reform

(Paul Mirengoff) Ed Meese was Attorney General of the United States when the nation finally said "enough" to crime and to the lenient sentencing by federal judges that was helping to fuel it. This was the beginning of reforms, most notably in the form of mandatory minimum sentencing, that led to a 50 percent reduction in crime. Naturally, then, Meese is concerned about the attempt of a "gang" of bipartisan Senators to

Source: Power Line