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Tom McClintock: “The current 18-1 disparity certainly does strike me as excessive.”

On the recordJune 16, 2021
The current 18-1 disparity certainly does strike me as excessive.
Said by
Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Finds the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine excessive.

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