Subj : Re: Tangled Web
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : IB Joe
Date : Fri Aug 15 2025 07:38 am

On 14 Aug 2025, Aaron Thomas said the following...

 AT> 
 AT> We need an amendment to stop "pardons." It's not a good idea and Joe
 AT> Biden has proven me right on this. He's demonstrated how to abuse that
 AT> crap out of it, and if we don't get rid of it then it will happen some
 AT> more. Not even turkeys should be pardoned. They're delicious.
 AT> 

I heard the rationale behind it... It was put into the constitution as a check against a possible check against a failed justice system...

Lets just say for arguments sake  that Nelson Mandela was in an American jail... A President could look at that case and pardon him. 

It was created for this exact reason.

Fast forward to Joe Biden... Something went off the rails.

I just think they shouldn't do it if the President has Alzheimer's and these are done with the use of an Auto-Pen and the President has no clue that these were granted.

BTW, there have been several Presidents who have pardoned large groups of People...

Andrew Johnson pardoned 7,654 people, a lot were ex-Confederates .... 

Daddy Trump pardoned 1700 people... 1500 were January 6th people who were in jail for 4 years on misdemeanor trespassing with no court date in sight.
Pardons OK Auto-Pens BAD.

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