The first 2 minutes of this recent speech by Rand Paul are excellent. I am happy that Rand Paul is running for president if only for the reason that he is raising awareness of the injustices in our criminal justice system.
His main points:
1) Black teens gets jailed at 3-4 times the rate as white teens despite similar drug use rates
2) The jail sentences are way too extreme for youthful, victim-less mistakes and are tearing apart families
3) Felons' voting rights should be restored after they have paid the price for their crimes
I could not agree more. I think Barack Obama probably agrees on all three accounts. But, ironically, Rand Paul has a better chance of moving the needle in terms of public opinion, and even perhaps legislation than Obama on this issue. I hope Paul continues to make these issues front and center of his campaign and fights for this whether he wins or loses his campaign for presidency. (Disclaimer, I am not supporting of Rand Paul for President. But glad he is running since he is the only person I have seen bring up these issues, which are vitally important).
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