• CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      honestly the ‘pardon’ ability needs to go away completely. maybe it made sense before, and/or wasnt abused, but now it just seems prepped to be a tool to release your fellow felons in crime.

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        7 months ago

        Clemency is a useful tool, it just needs reform. Some states require it to go through a committee rather than just handing the power to a single official. There are probably other ways to curtail abuse as well.

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        7 months ago

        That’s only if criminals are elected. Biden used the pardon in 2022 and 2023 to pardon many minor weed related offenses.

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          7 months ago

          It’s still insane that politicians are involved AT ALL in the justice system.

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            7 months ago

            The pardon is a last-ditch effort at justice. I’m fine with it.

            POTUS can only waive off on federal crimes, the states still have hold on their own convictions. And even then, the governor can pardon.

            Even if abused now and again, it’s still good for the broader system.

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        7 months ago

        They can be useful for things like spy exchanges, but I do agree the system as it exists is ripe for abuse

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        7 months ago

        It’s cool if it is a bullshit crime. Like smoking a joint, pardon everyone convicted of that.