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Prestigious_Cheek_52 t1_j1xy56u wrote

I never understand why the president is given the pardoning power. So subjective and what's the point of going through all the troubles to send the criminals behind the bars in the first place. And only those high-profile and connected and thus less deserving ones get pardonded anyway.

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Successful_Prior_267 t1_j1yrn59 wrote

Maybe a check against the judiciary

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oldar4 t1_j1zjmla wrote

Could be. As courts have the highest power. But it seems to only benefit the well to do and connected, at any rate

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