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As President Obama's legacy is soon to occupy the bottom of the Oval Office's paper shredder, He is determined to create a different Legacy in his last minutes.
From what I have read, I see no real reason to let this person go. His being 74 years old does not move me to clemency.
It is a problem with departing Presidents having the power to 'pardon'. It is open to abuse. I did not really mind the Manning pardon for various reasons (partly due to letting the government off the financial hook for gender-reassignment surgery), but this guy?
Nevertheless, I shall wait for further details (if any) before issuing a blanket condemnation.
From what I have read, I see no real reason to let this person go. His being 74 years old does not move me to clemency.
It is a problem with departing Presidents having the power to 'pardon'. It is open to abuse. I did not really mind the Manning pardon for various reasons (partly due to letting the government off the financial hook for gender-reassignment surgery), but this guy?
Nevertheless, I shall wait for further details (if any) before issuing a blanket condemnation.
And on this very day, 1977-Gerald Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino, otherwise known as the notorious 'Tokyo Rose'.
Pardons are often overused and strike negatively with the public ire.
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