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They could turn this over to the parole board and your client could be on parole in some sort of agreement to say that he served his time and went through the process. are you open to that? what do you think? >> we are exploring that possibility and i filed a reply with the court last night, going through that exactly. there is another possibility which i have always filed an application for executive clemency with governor nixon. that application was filed yesterday. and governor nixon could take the matter into his own hand and simply issue a pardon or commute the remainder of his sentence w...

Unconstitutional. >> so that's why these things are going in opposite directions. >> that's right. because of a sentencing issue. on the other, the florida legislature is considering a bill called the warning shot bill and what it would allow is for someone like marissa alexander to argue understand your ground law. that merely the threat of force affords her a self defense. what they want to do is strengthen the case for defendants who say i deserved a self defense defense. i deserve the same protection. >> so her trial doesn't begin until july 28th. can she use that if it is put into law? >>...

Agenda of a lot of the reporters in that room. >> that's right. i think that they're thinking much more about sort of policy in washington and politics and really not about how some of those decisions that are made inside the white house either through executive clemency or urging the congress to step up on mandatory minimums is really affecting everyday lives of millions of americans. there are so many people in this country who are incarcerated. even as the aclu said, more than 3,000 people who are serving life sentences for nonviolent crimes, many more who are stuck in the crack cocaine sen...

It's time for him to get the old job back. >> i made mistakes, but again that was almost 18, almost 20 years ago. i just -- president clinton once said to me, kind enough to grant me executive clemency, he said don't allow the rest of the world to keep their foot on your neck. you have to go forward in life. you have to do things. i'm not a two, three, four, five, six-year sentence, whatever you get, shouldn't be a life sentence. >> sean: welcome to chicago. joining me now david webb and alexis mcgill johnson. not only this girl, but when she said, oh, there's a catholic schoolgirl, 15-year-ol...

It's time for him to get the old job back. >> i made mistakes, but again that was almost 18, almost 20 years ago. i just -- president clinton once said to me, kind enough to grant me executive clemency, he said don't allow the rest of the world to keep their foot on your neck. you have to go forward in life. you have to do things. i'm not a two, three, four, five, six-year sentence, whatever you get, shouldn't be a life sentence. >> sean: welcome to chicago. joining me now david webb and alexis mcgill johnson. not only this girl, but when she said, oh, there's a catholic schoolgirl, 15-year-ol...