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In Defense of Pardons

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That's the title of an OpEd in today's Washington Post by Margaret Colgate Love, a clemency specialist and former U.S. Pardon Attorney in the Department of Justice.  LINK  Here's an extended excerpt from this must-read essay:As President Bush's term nears its end, rumors abound that he will grant a lot of final pardons. Hundreds of clemency applications have been filed with the Justice Department in the past year, a reflection of the popular belief that pardoning is an end-of-term phenomenon in which all presidents indulge. Media reports have identified prominent individuals who are seeking Bush's mercy, and there is speculation about a blanket amnesty for those engaged in counterterrorism efforts.Yet presidential pardons have rarely been concentrated in the weeks between Election Day and the inauguration of a new president...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on November 18, 2008 (boomark / email).