December 02, 2008

Presidential Pardons

This article, about Eric Holder's involvement in the Marc Rich pardon, reminded me of a question I've often pondered:

Why the hell do Presidential pardons even exist anymore?
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2 comments:

  1. ChrisDecember 12, 2008 3:49 PM

    Because no one's going to take them away.

    (I know this is old, I was just going through it.)

    And given the current Blagojevich scandal, I think another fair question is: "when will gubernatorial appointments to the Senate end?"

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  2. Katie MDecember 12, 2008 5:11 PM

    Yes! both of those things, the electoral college...they're gateways for corruption, disfranchisement, and corrosion of democracy. I really don't understand why people aren't more upset about stuff like this...

    (because I care a hell of a lot more about this than I do flag burning or humanely-sized cages for chickens)

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