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This is great and I think pretty easy to see as a good thing by all sides (I hope). I never understand why pardons and this type of thing always seem to have a
by redorb 10y ago
This is great and I think pretty easy to see as a good thing by all sides (I hope). I never understand why pardons and this type of thing always seem to have a waiting period though; just being grateful the right thing (As I see it) is being done.
- TillE 10y agoPolitical cowardice, mostly. It's something you can only safely do once you're a lame duck. Not sure why they don't typically do it in December, though.
- cableshaft 10y agoObama has been pardoning people since 2010, and in fact pardoned a whole big chunk of people in December of 2016. Source: https://www.justice.gov/pardon/obama-pardons https://www.justice.gov/pardon/obama-pardons