There's a difference between "no problem with" and "actively encouraging". It's similar to how the millions of people we now have in prison as a result of three

There's a difference between "no problem with" and "actively encouraging". It's similar to how the millions of people we now have in prison as a result of three strikes laws and heavy drug enforcement that was popular politically in the 80s and 90s has come to be seen as a bad and ineffective thing - and yet a few months ago Sessions released a statement saying the DOJ recommended pursuing maximum sentencing. > Sessions also formally withdrew a signature part of Attorney General Eric Holder's "Smart on Crime" initiative, which sought to target the most serious crimes and reduce the number of defendants charged with non-violent drug offenses that would otherwise trigger mandatory minimum sentences. http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/12/politics/sessions-criminal-charging-memo/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/12/politics/sessions-criminal-cha... Without even considering the rest of the Trump administration, Sessions is taking this country backwards and encouraging policies we already know don't work.