(November 28, 2020 at 4:02 am)Nomad Wrote:(November 26, 2020 at 9:28 am)brewer Wrote: I don't agree.
Pardons can be used wisely. Guess what this current guy isn't.
The US pardon system is designed to allow the president of the day to help his friends and allies escape the consequences of their criminal acts.
A properly set up pardon system does three things, 1) provide a remedy for the wrongfully convicted wheere it's impossible or too burdensome to go through the courts to gain that remedy 2) to posthumously clear the name of a wrongfully convicted person or 3) to fix the legal consequences of bad law for those convicted of it. The US system really isn't set up to do any of these things.
And even if it were it has none of the features, such as an expert group to investigate matter, limits on what's allowable, an audit system &c., that would allow for proper implementation of such a system.
Where does that federal law state anything close to that?
And the pardon system does all three of those things.
This doesn't mean that it can't be abused but your "friends and allies" statement as the only use is incorrect.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
