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A Washington Post editorial urges that President Obama not repeat former President Bush’s track record on presidential pardons – which included only 189 pardons and 11 commutations over two terms. Making mention of the crack cocaine sentencing disparity, the Post stated, “Mr. Bush failed to offer even a mild corrective for the dramatic racial disparities that have resulted from mandatory minimum sentences for those apprehended with minuscule amounts of crack cocaine. He seems not to have taken seriously the unique constitutional power bestowed on presidents to bring a measure of mercy to those who failed to find justice through more conventional means.” Posted Date:2/9/2009 8:57:12 PM

Full post as published by The Sentencing Project on February 09, 2009 (boomark / email).