[alancarp]

Link to story from December in which he's already done this. In that case, it was federal drug charges. The argument was - as is now, it seems - that the sentencing guidelines were reduced since these guys were convicted, and thus it's "unfair" that they are still in prison.

I'd argue that they should have known the risks and chose to break the law anyway.

[OneWingedShark]

In that case, it was federal drug charges. The argument was - as is now, it seems - that the sentencing guidelines were reduced since these guys were convicted, and thus it's "unfair" that they are still in prison.

I'd argue that they should have known the risks and chose to break the law anyway.

I'd argue that the federal drug-laws are illegitimate in the first place.
Consider that in order to regulate alcohol the eighteenth-amendment was passed — no such amendment exists WRT drugs.
Consider, also, that the regulations are applies on an intrastate scope while congress's "commerce clause" power is supposed to be interstate.
Consider that the interstate commerce clause has been expanded from intrastate commerce to included non-commerce.
(See Wickard, and Raich)