Jorge Marin, ATR

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Sentencing Reform Gets New Life in the Senate

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee reaffirmed its commitment to proven justice reforms with its rollout of the new Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (SRCA). Changes added aim to address the concerns of some legislators while keeping substantive reforms to the nation’s broken justice system. Speaking on the new legislation from the Senate Judiciary committee, ATR president Grover Norquist… → Read More

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Buck Rogers versus Vladimir Putin

Not since the sixties has space exploration been as exciting as it is now. Just last month, SpaceX, the space exploration company, completed the first successful landing of the first stage of their Falcon 9 rocket. Earlier, Jeff Bezos’ outfit Blue Origin accomplished a landing of their smaller vehicle. Private companies are talking about mining asteroids and setting up bases on Mars. Buck… → Read More

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According to Obama, DOJ Should Consider Intent…But Only for Hillary Clinton

According to President Obama, Hillary Clinton deserves legal protections that more obviously innocent everyday Americans do not. During a Fox News Sunday interview on April 10, the president defended Clinton’s dangerous mishandling of classified information by assuring viewers that “she would never intentionally put America in any kind of Jeopardy.” This is not much comfort for the lives that… → Read More

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Americans for Tax Reform Endorses California’s Property Rights Bill

Today, Americans for Tax Reform endorsed California’s Senate Bill 443. California currently protects against abuses of the asset forfeiture system, but leaves open a massive loophole which is consistently exploited. Civil asset forfeiture is a practice used by law enforcement to confiscate the property of individuals they deem guilty of a crime. In many cases, there is no warrant, conviction, or… → Read More

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Former 9/11 NYC Police Chief: “Something is definitely wrong with our criminal justice system”

Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik sent a letter to Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this week regarding his stance on sentencing reform. This comes in response to Sen. Cotton’s opposition to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (SRACA) introduced by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Senator Cotton, who has been a staunch ally of the taxpayers, is critical of some of the… → Read More

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Despite Naysayers, Conservative Leaders Agree on Justice Reform

In a press call with the US Justice Action Network Thursday, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist addressed the concerns some Senators have with criminal justice reform. The US Justice Action Network brings together both conservative and progressive organizations to promote a “smarter, fairer, and cost effective” criminal justice system on all levels of government. → Read More