When Are We Going To Stop The "War On Drugs" That Has Failed Miserably!

Everyone knows that the "war on drugs" is really just a war on poverty. I have not seen how it has improved the conditions of the folks stuck in the ghetto. All I have seen is the murder rate increase & countless black men get locked up. Look at how much time John Forte got for his first offense. That is due to this ridiculous war on drugs. Too often,it has really just been an assault on the black community.Many are wondering if this is one of the wars that Barack Obama will put to an end. I mean, this has been the longest running one. Since I have lived in the ghetto, I can honestly say that it feels like we are living under martial law. So far, here's what StoptheDrugWar.org has to say about some of Obama's picks for his administration:

"In addition, US Attorney Eric H. Holder Jr. said in an interview that he is considering not only prosecuting more marijuana cases but also asking the DC Council to enact stiffer penalties for the sale and use of marijuana. "We have too long taken the view that what we would term to be minor crimes are not important," Holder said, referring to current attitudes toward marijuana use and other offenses such as panhandling.

Holder said he hopes to discourage some of that activity by being tougher on marijuana crimes. New guidelines should be in place by the end of the month, he said, noting that the District could learn from New York's "zero-tolerance" policy. There, crime plummeted when police aggressively enforced quality-of-life crimes, including panhandling and public drinking, which gave officers an opportunity to check for drugs, guns and outstanding warrants.

That same year, he told the Washington Times he was considering proposing a mandatory-minimum 18-month sentence for any marijuana sales. That, at least, didn't happen.

Drug reformers took some small solace, however, from Holder's comments on mandatory minimum sentencing in a 1999 interview. Responding to a question about whether it was time to review mandatory minimums, Holder said:

I do not think that we should ever foreclose the possibility that we take a look at how the laws that we have passed are working. I tend to think that mandatory minimum sentences that deal with people who commit violent crimes are almost always good things. I think the concerns are generally raised about mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders. And I think there are some questions that we ought to ask." (END OF EXCERPT) Read the whole thing here:(http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/561/obama_appointments_drug_policy_reform_emanuel_biden_holder

Watch the video because it's bona fide reality!

Obama Makes History Again By Naming Eric Holder As Attorney General!

Eric Holder will become America's first black Attorney General. He has a pretty good reputation as the deputy attorney general to President Bill Clinton. So, he shouldn't run into any obstacles when it comes time to confirm the appointment.Except for maybe just one possible issue according to a report from the NY Post:
" In the past week, Obama aides have asked Senate Republicans whether they would support Holder. In particular, the aides questioned whether Holder's confirmation would be delayed because of his involvement in the 2001 pardon of fugitive Marc Rich by President Bill Clinton."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the rest here:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/11182008/news/politics/obama_to_pick_holder_as_attorney_general_139384.htm

Some folks have been pretty disillusioned with the fact that Obama is picking so many people from the Clinton administration. I say that it is Barack Obama who is at the helm. As long as he produces some positive change, I'm all for it.