Political Quotes

“As Justice Thomas noted in his opinion in Terry v. United States, citing my introduction of H.R. 4545, the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007, I have long worked to address the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses, introducing legislation to eliminate the disparity completely. Mr. Speaker, I include this opinion that cites this legislation, among others, for the Record. 141 S.Ct. 1858 Supreme Court of the United States Tarahrick TERRY, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES No. 20-5904 Argued May 4, 2021 Decided June 14, 2021 THOMAS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C.J., and BREYER, ALITO, KAGAN, GORSUCH, KAVANAUGH, and BARRETT, JJ., joined. SOTOMAYOR, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Attorneys and Law Firms Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Acting Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Opinion Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court. In 1986, Congress established mandatory-minimum penalties for cocaine offenses. If the quantity of cocaine involved in an offense exceeded a minimum threshold, then courts were required to impose a heightened sentence. Congress set the quantity thresholds far lower for crack offenses than for powder offenses.…”