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There was no need for the federal sentencing guidelines. It is an example of ceding power to bureaucrats by lazy judges who want others to do the work for them even though the work they are trying not to do amounts to little. The guidelines were designed to bring uniformity to sentencing throughout the United…

I wrote recently about how a multi-millionaire whose actions defrauded the federal taxpayers of millions of dollars and a guy scraping by as a custodian who took less than ten thousand dollars to move some people up on a federal waiting list both received a recommendation of two years in prison. I pointed out that…

Some prisoners in some states are complaining about their uncomfortable accommodations in prisons during the summer. They allege they are too hot. They have filed suit claiming the failure to air condition their cells violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. I must remind you that Amendment applies only to action by…

Trump will not win. There’s a better chance for Rosie Ruiz to win the Boston Marathon than for the Trumpeteers to have their candidate elected president. In revulsion to him America will turn its sad eyes to a person the much lesser of two evils who not only should not be elected but once she…

Change is a four letter word for many. Most of us like things the way they are especially if we are beneficiaries of the status quo. Those seeking change are looked upon as disruptors who want to take something away from us. It is always a small group that wants to bring about the change;…

The Chief Judge of the federal district court in Boston told the defendant according to this article that he committed “an extremely serious crime.” The defendant was Ismael Morales, 36, a former maintenance worker. Morales was sentenced to two years in prison; that was the same amount of time as requested by the prosecutor. On the…