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***if this drug dealer is in Sensenbrenner's own congressional district,****

No, this drug ring was in Chicago. It was run by a Chicago Cop (a Captain IIRC) who is now doing life - and rightfully so.

And there were 'no babes in the woods' involved in this drug ring. They were all gang bangers, career criminals and outright killers. This canard in the article about this guy and it being his first arrest is Bull... It just means this is the first time he was caught.

And having this judge arbitrarily and ILLEGALLY take 20% off the prison time is ... disgusting.

And having this judge arbitrarily and ILLEGALLY take 20% off the prison time is ... disgusting.

You, and some of the others supporting what Sensenbrenner did, need to go back and read the article. Sensenbrenner was complaining about an appeals court decision on the original sentencing. In response, the appeals court pointed out to him that the legal basis for his argument that the appeals court could change the original sentencing decision was outdated. Because the prosecutor in the case failed to appeal the sentencing, the appeals court cannot nullify the sentence. That would have made it an "activist" court! Here's the relevant part of the story:
"On June 16, the appeals court ruled that while Rivera should have received 10 years, it was powerless to change the sentence, because the government had not taken a cross-appeal."