If it was John yes, if it was Todd no. Or really anyone not named John.

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I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.

Got it - it was Todd. Any relation?

Second cousin or so I think. My dad's parents had 63 grandchildren so too many cousins to keep track of. Yes they were Catholic.

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I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.

>>Is it time to end the Presidential Pardon

I don't wish to Pardon the President

Bingo. No way will congress try to change the rules to reign in Trump. That would involve them giving up some power. Ha.

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I think Executive pardon is a good thing that should be kept. Unfortunately, it can be abused, but like many things in the Justice system, the principle of saving one innocent even if it means letting several guilty go free applies. Pardons (from the President and Governors) allow the Executive to right injustices, and show mercy on behalf of the government when appropriate. It rightfully doesn't belong in the Judiciary (since they are the source of the conviction in the first place), and it would be an even bigger mess if it belonged to the Legislature. So having it rest with the Chief Executive makes sense to me.

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(insert pithy phrase here...)

Think of the turkeys!

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Well that didn't quite work out as expected...


Regardless of whether or not the guy deserved a 19-year sentence, it's a sad ending to his story. Full story here.

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Presidential pardons are simply bullshit. That authority should be wrested from the president.

I don't know. Stuff like that doesn't happen to good people. Either he went to prison for one of his more petty crimes or was a really bad guy in prison. No loss in my view.

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