Steve Cohen actually said...

"The President can do it now. And there are so many other laws, unjust sentences that he could take care of by commuting sentences, and he needs to do it."

"In our society, even a conviction for a minor, non-violent offense can effectively be a life sentence..."

"It should be, in my opinion--and I am far from a member of the tea party--but it seems like the tea party should grasp this issue."

"The main way that we can deal with this is through pardons, by the pardon power of the President, which he has not used."