In the Republican Party, we talk all the time about the importance of free markets and open competition. It seems to me that if we don’t practice what we preach, we won’t have much credibility with others. Ken Cuccinelli Read Quote
There’s nothing conservative about allowing ourselves to become so inured to a ‘tough on crime’ frame of mind that we would abandon tested alternatives that can yield better outcomes. Ken Cuccinelli Read Quote
Even without mandatory sentences, judges are still capable of levying tough penalties for serious offenses – and just as in states like Texas that have ‘tough on crime’ reputations, this can be done without jeopardizing public safety. Ken Cuccinelli Read Quote
Incarcerating non-violent offenders in the same population as more dangerous criminals has the effect of inculcating the former into a culture of criminality common among the latter, making them more of a risk to public safety upon release than when they originally went in. Ken Cuccinelli Read Quote
We can agree that keeping serious criminals in prison is an effective means of preserving public safety, but we must also recognize that the axiom of ‘putting people in jail and throwing away the key’ does not apply to all offenders universally and can actually be counterproductive. Ken Cuccinelli Read Quote
An e-cigarette does not function in manner of a traditional cigarette because it functions electrically rather than via combustion of a material such as tobacco. Ken Cuccinelli Read Quote
Simply being secretary of state didn’t allow Clinton to authorize herself to deviate from the requirements of retaining and transmitting classified documents, materials and information. Ken Cuccinelli Read Quote
