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Tuesday, December 03, 2024

It's time to reform the presidential pardon

It's time to reform the presidential pardon: Joe Biden has shown that his mendacity has no limits and made a fool of his supporters by pardoning his son after repeatedly saying he wouldn’t.  There is now an opportunity for the Republicans and the nation to move on what should be a bipartisan effort to severely curtail the president’s pardon power.

The Republicans’ new branding as the party of the working man should fit well with reforming the pardon power.  Let the Democrats defend it.  Let the Democrats continue to be known as the party of the elite, the connected, the corrupt, and the rich, who can afford expensive lawyers.

The presidential pardon power is listed in the Constitution, so any modification would probably require a constitutional amendment. 

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