I'm not a big fan of mandatory minimums, but I am getting fed up with outspoken members of the judiciary. "Whereof you cannot speak" indeed. The mandatory minimums were lawfully enacted, and it is not a judge's place to evaluate a law's "fairness". Is it constitutional? If so, obey it.
I'm thinking with yahoos like the 9th Circuit freely abusing us, removing power from judges is a good thing...
My sentiments, exactly.