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Since the article's original title is somewhat (IMO) misleading, thought I'd add this as well:
Politics makes for strange bedfellows, indeed. And I do believe they are correct with the bolded.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/gun-owners-of-america-samuel-johnson-neo-nazi
The only thing is, I don't know how sympathetic this guy is, what with his "lengthy rap sheet". Mandatory minimums seem far more pernicious to me when they are applied to first time offenders, not career criminals and white supremacists.
Samuel Johnson isn't exactly a lawyer's dream client. He's a white supremacist with a lengthy rap sheet who a couple years ago was accused of plotting an attack on a Mexican consulate. He ended up drawing a 15-year prison term on a gun charge, and his case is now on his way to the US Supreme Court, which has agreed to hear a challenge to his sentence. Johnson has won the vocal backing of a top gun rights group, but as his case moves forward, it may eventually draw support from some liberals and civil libertarians who oppose harsh mandatory minimum sentences.
Politics makes for strange bedfellows, indeed. And I do believe they are correct with the bolded.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/gun-owners-of-america-samuel-johnson-neo-nazi
The only thing is, I don't know how sympathetic this guy is, what with his "lengthy rap sheet". Mandatory minimums seem far more pernicious to me when they are applied to first time offenders, not career criminals and white supremacists.