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Although congress can in effect commute his sentence by passing a bill that effectively reduces the sentence of anyone who just happened to be convicted of the
by mothballed 8mo ago
Although congress can in effect commute his sentence by passing a bill that effectively reduces the sentence of anyone who just happened to be convicted of the exact same crime at the exact same moment as SBF.
They have done this more generally before by retroactively changing sentencing guidelines coupled with legislation for re-evaluation of sentences.
- Terr_ 8mo agoReminds me of the Terri Schiavo controversy [0], and now what congress did feels like a rather quaint little scandal compared to the last couple years. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday_Compromise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday_Compromise