Donald Trump's significant increase in presidential pardons during his second term has attracted intense lobbying efforts, with millions of dollars being offered to secure clemency for wealthy convicted clients.According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump's pardon activity stands in stark contrast to...
Biden and Obama pardoned a bunch of people (thousands iirc) who were doing long federal sentences for weed possession.
But you know, it’s theatre to justify having the pardon power. The heartwarming story at the end of the daily newsreel of corruption and conflict.
The better solution there is to fucking reschedule it. Treating the burns while the fire still rages is stupid.
Get rid of pardons, their abuse is more damaging than their utility.
I guess I understand what the purpose of being able to pardon people is. What I really meant was why is pardoning something unilaterally allowed to the president of the United States? That seems like giving a lot of “judge jury and executioner” power to one person based on a farce of democracy thats controlled by the elite of the US.
I realized I’ve answered my own question as i was typing it.