Yeah, you know, I mean, you look at something like a mandatory minimum, and people say, well, they can point to instances in which maybe someone should have gotten a little bit less. And I'm not saying that never happens. But the flip side, If you didn't have [mandatory minimums], liberal judges would let people off with a slap on the wrist. And so if you had a conservative judge, they'd throw the book at you, but a liberal judge would end up basically turning you back out. (19:55–20:00)
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