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Old-guard Republicans just can’t let go of the drug war

To be fair, much of the current momentum to roll back the excesses of the drug war has been due to the efforts of Republicans such as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). Unfortunately, a recent series of stories illustrates how, for a good chunk of the GOP caucus, it will always be 1986. Len Bias will always have just recently died. The culture wars will always be raging. And the wildebeests will always be stampeding. [read the full story here]

Washington Post, Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Tags: Correctional Policy & Decision-Making, Federal
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