LindyMan on Nostr: The presidential pardon power is fascinating. It's a holdover from the English ...

The presidential pardon power is fascinating. It's a holdover from the English monarchy that the founders explicitly gave to the president. No other democratic leader has this type of discretion.

There's no congressional veto of it. It's interesting seeing Biden really flex it like no other president before has

It will play a bigger role in the future as politics get more divided.

Constant Jailing and setting free political opponents
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