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‘Slap in the face’: Pot inmates call Biden mass-pardon ‘rancid’ election ruse
NY Post ^ | Oct. 7, 2022

Posted on 10/09/2022 11:11:32 AM PDT by deplorableindc

WASHINGTON — Federal marijuana inmates say they’re shocked that President Biden’s mass-pardon for pot offenders doesn’t actually help them — telling The Post that the historic clemency amounts to a “rancid” pre-midterm elections stunt and a “slap in the face” that fails to do what Biden promised as a candidate.

There are about 2,700 federal pot inmates, according to a recent congressional estimate, but none will get out because Biden’s pardon applies only to the roughly 6,500 people convicted federally of simple possession, of whom none are in prison, and to unknown thousands more convicted under local DC law.

Biden announced his mass pardon after Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic Senate candidate in a key race for control of the upper chamber, last month urged him to embrace pot reform ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections due to broad public support — even though Biden has consistently opposed legalizing the drug and even fired at least five White House staffers last year for past pot use.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cartels; corruption; marijuana; oligarchs; organizedcrime; pardons; potlegalization
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1 posted on 10/09/2022 11:11:32 AM PDT by deplorableindc
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To: deplorableindc

Anyone expect anything more than nothing from Mr. Puddinghead?


2 posted on 10/09/2022 11:14:00 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (Let's go Brandon)
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To: deplorableindc
.......none will get out because Biden’s pardon applies only to the roughly 6,500 people convicted federally of simple possession, of whom none are in prison.....

Hilarious.

3 posted on 10/09/2022 11:17:25 AM PDT by jimtorr
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To: deplorableindc

Rancid? Lol! Not many people use that term. It fits here.
Something rotten, stinky and turned bad.


4 posted on 10/09/2022 11:17:29 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Biden’s response: “Hey, inmates! Two words: Don’t F with a Biden and never rain on my parade, uh, uh I mean press release. Cornpop!”


5 posted on 10/09/2022 11:18:24 AM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (“If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough” ~ Albert Einstein)
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To: lee martell
Rancid? Lol! Not many people use that term



I remember that band.

6 posted on 10/09/2022 11:20:30 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: deplorableindc

They get it. Ploys like that will be remembered, even with pot smokers.


7 posted on 10/09/2022 11:21:23 AM PDT by dragonblustar (Romans 12:12)
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To: deplorableindc

lol.......there goes the prison vote....and all their friends on the outside, too.


8 posted on 10/09/2022 11:27:00 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: deplorableindc

One of the White House employees fired for marijuana use said, “they told us that if we told the truth nothing would happen. Then they fired us.” I’m guessing the interviews were conducted by the FBI. The FBI is allowed by law to lie to mere citizens. However, if you lie to them even if the lie isn’t germane to anything they are interested in they can send you to prison for a “process crime.” (General Flynn, Martha Stewart)


9 posted on 10/09/2022 11:29:20 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: dragonblustar

“Hey dude, remember how Biden upset us because, uh, because of something?”

“Who?”

“Biden! You know, he’s like this guy.”

“So what did he do?”

“I forgot.”


10 posted on 10/09/2022 11:30:50 AM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: deplorableindc

Brandon’s Dimwit election bump going up in smoke?


11 posted on 10/09/2022 11:31:35 AM PDT by moovova
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To: deplorableindc

Rush used to say that every day liberals got up and started thinking “How can we fool them today?”

Rush was right, of course. And this is another example of Biden making pronouncements that will make a lot of his base go “Yay!”, while it really does nothing at all.


12 posted on 10/09/2022 11:35:23 AM PDT by motor_racer ("We're gonna punish our enemies, and we're gonna reward our friends" - Barak Obama)
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To: deplorableindc

Don’t underestimate the number of stupid voters out there that are just headline readers. I’m sure they see this as some great amnesty.


13 posted on 10/09/2022 11:35:35 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: dragonblustar

After their Cheetos hangover?


14 posted on 10/09/2022 11:36:14 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: deplorableindc

What a bunch of inmates, oops I mean ingrates.


15 posted on 10/09/2022 11:38:45 AM PDT by Michael.SF. ( The problem today: people are more concerned about feelings than responsibility)
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To: Gen.Blather

The big lesson of the whole Martha Stewart debacle was never talk to the police. And if you haven’t watched the definitive video on that subject, you should, it’s very much worth the ~45m.

Don’t Talk to the Police
https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE


16 posted on 10/09/2022 11:42:41 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Federal marijuana inmates say they’re shocked that President Biden’s mass-pardon for pot offenders doesn’t actually help them...

To bad, they should know they're No Longer Useful Idiots.

17 posted on 10/09/2022 11:48:17 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: deplorableindc

I’m guessing that if one is in Federal prison for pot, they were selling or in possession of more than a few ounces.

In other words, a distributor/grower and (I know, I’m profiling) probably with ties deeper than your typical college dorm


18 posted on 10/09/2022 11:51:46 AM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: moovova
Brandon’s Dimwit election bump going up in smoke?

Brandon? Brandon's not here....

19 posted on 10/09/2022 11:53:46 AM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: deplorableindc
Sure! All you dopers are gonna get outta jail free! Every single one of you in here for simple pot possession can just walk right out that door. Come on. Get in line.

Hey. Where is everybody going? Dont you guys wanna get outta jail?


20 posted on 10/09/2022 11:55:37 AM PDT by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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