Pardon power is a relic of monarchy. That said, I do not oppose judicious use, but governors and presidents have unlimited pardon power. Maybe a review? I can see using pardon power in cases where there was serious doubt about a person's guilt but they lacked means for good lawyer or appeal. When the sentence was way out of line with the crime, for example, President Obama commuted sentences, but did not pardon, people who got double digit prison terms for simple possession of narcotics. Or when an abused or sexually trafficked person, in desperation, kills abuser and is convicted of murder for what should be self defense or at worst manslaughter. And if a prisoner is old and/or seriously ill as an act of mercy so he/she can die at home. But pardoning a man who took out a hit on a business rival? Someone who killed his parents, so far as I know the person was not abused? Beheaded a woman? Child rape? I agree, WTF?
All guvs do this, every single one. This was mild compared to Jerry Brown. Wait till Brashear does it.
He is the first POTUS to actually bring down all these types that the deep state has aided and abetted. They will die in prison.
That's a TDS ploy. Avoid the truth. Avoid the facts. Change the topic. Blame Trump voters. The people of the great state of Kentucky gave their governor that right, regardless of his party.
That much is true. But given this blatant abuse of the right, perhaps they'll be the first state to eliminate the pardon. barfo
Dying in prison, eh. That reminds me of Roger Stone, Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort. The new national pass time is what Trump advisor will get prison time next.
Blaming Trump voters is an endless task. I've never seen the end of the list of crap that Trump and his cult have done. In fact the list is in Webster's dictionary as an example under the definition of infinity.
Or a child rapist. Or a man who took out a hit on a business rival. I live in California and I don't recall Jerry Brown doing any such thing.
The former governor today defended pardoning a child raper by saying the 9 year old's hymen was intact so she wasn't really raped. Police confirm he never read police report, nor did he talk to the victim or her family. The child's mother said the little girl had finally gotten to the point where she was not too afraid to go outside, now she is terrified the rapist might come back. The mother also wondered what will stop him from raping another child, since he got away with it.
Oh God, don't put that in my head. Crap, now I'm going to have to schedule lots of extra time with my shrink, Doctor Vinnie Boombotz, in a vain attempt to erase that thought from my mind. No not the fantasies of me and all those farm animals. Thanks a lot. Who's gonna pay for those very expensive extra shrink visits?
