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President Obama on Friday granted pardons to 17 people who had been convicted on a range of charges, from theft to conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods.
By DONOVAN SLACK |
3/1/13 4:53 PM EST
Here's the list, via the White House: Obama issues 17 pardons - POLITICO.comPresident Obama on Friday granted pardons to 17 people who had been convicted on a range of charges, from theft to conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods.
And the Lame Street Media totally ignores it!
By DONOVAN SLACK |
3/1/13 4:53 PM EST
President Obama on Friday granted pardons to 17 people who had been convicted on a range of charges, from theft to conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods.
Here's the list, via the White House: Obama issues 17 pardons - POLITICO.com
And the Lame Street Media totally ignores it!
Would you like to see this policy stopped?
Would you like to see this policy stopped?
YES!!!
This is probably the worst single thing of its sort in the Country. The idea that a President can just usurp the will of a judge or jury is craziness.
Would you like to see this policy stopped?
YES!!!
This is probably the worst single thing of its sort in the Country. The idea that a President can just usurp the will of a judge or jury is craziness.
There are special circumstances where this is a necessary power. I'm not for getting rid of it.
Would you like to see this policy stopped?
YES!!!
This is probably the worst single thing of its sort in the Country. The idea that a President can just usurp the will of a judge or jury is craziness.
There are special circumstances where this is a necessary power. I'm not for getting rid of it.
So you would also take the power of Pardon away from State's Governors??
YES!!!
This is probably the worst single thing of its sort in the Country. The idea that a President can just usurp the will of a judge or jury is craziness.
There are special circumstances where this is a necessary power. I'm not for getting rid of it.
That I totally agree with. No matter how well designed the mechanism, it was designed by man so there is room for error be it a clock, a car, or a system of justice.
But to have the will of one person be able to usurp the decisions of another who were almost without exception more intimately involved in the finding of fact is a bizarrely stupid rule to have on the books in 2013 America.
I think you should take the 3 most senior members of the Supreme Court, make them the pardon committee and once every 6 months or whenever, consider petitions for pardons.
The power is necessary. It is in the wrong hands. Another one the founders got wrong.
They were human and thusly infallible, right?
There are special circumstances where this is a necessary power. I'm not for getting rid of it.
That I totally agree with. No matter how well designed the mechanism, it was designed by man so there is room for error be it a clock, a car, or a system of justice.
But to have the will of one person be able to usurp the decisions of another who were almost without exception more intimately involved in the finding of fact is a bizarrely stupid rule to have on the books in 2013 America.
I think you should take the 3 most senior members of the Supreme Court, make them the pardon committee and once every 6 months or whenever, consider petitions for pardons.
The power is necessary. It is in the wrong hands. Another one the founders got wrong.
They were human and thusly infallible, right?
The Founders were kinda counting on US; informed, intelligent American citizens, to not vote in THAT caliber of person.
Let's face it, America has been and continues to be a cheap date in the voting booth.
Possession of an unregistered firearm- pardoned? So much for Hussein's concern about illegal weapons. Oh wait , it's OK to violate firearms laws if you are well connected.
Possession of an unregistered firearm- pardoned? So much for Hussein's concern about illegal weapons. Oh wait , it's OK to violate firearms laws if you are well connected.
