While I have my own personal opinion that some are put away way too long for the offense, nonetheless it is the law as written.
The obama administration continues to make up the rules they want. This is not out of compassion, it is a campaign stunt for the dims in 2016 to buy the youth vote. Legalize pot and recreational drugs by defacto ignoring the law.
If you mean that Mandatory Minimums are social engineering, and tweaking the conditions on those are MORE social engineering, then, I guess...
"This is not out of compassion, it is a campaign stunt for the dims"
As if the "Get Tough on Crime" mandatory minimums weren't campaign stunts to begin with.