Biden makes history by commuting 4,000 total sentences - eviltoast
The president announced he will shorten the sentences of nearly 2,500 people.
  • Tedesche@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72·
    18 天前

    Presidents should not have pardon power. It doesn’t matter what the reason is, if the president can just trump the entire federal justice system, said system is pointless.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
      8·
      18 天前

      I mean it helps to have an elected official with veto power over the decidedly non-elected justice system. It’s part of the checks and balances thing.