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>>Ozarki+(OP)
Presidents and governors should NOT have the power to pardon people. And if they do it should be ONE pardon per term.

>>UltraS+Cf
Until you can prove to me that all courts, judges, attorneys, and juries are above reproach and no innocent people are imprisoned there absolutely should be a method for someone to pardon. Sometimes a pardon will be issued for people you disagree with, but that’s part of it. Just like somebody will say something that pisses you off, but that’s the cost of free speech

>>dylan6+Xg
A single person should never have the sole power to undo an unlimited number of lawful convictions. It seems like a power designed for corruption.

>>UltraS+8q
Are you proposing to drown mercy and forgiveness in bureaucracy?

Corruption is a valid point generally. And this question can be raised when discussing pardon for president's family. But is this point valid for this specific case, for the man who already spent 11 years in prison and has no relation to the president?

>>negus+Bb1
I'm only in my 40s and I have already seen Presidents and Governors pardon people that absolutely shouldn't have been pardoned.