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The politics of clemencies and pardons in Campaign 2008

By Douglas A. Berman

I often lament that sentencing issues have not been significant political issues of late, especially because the shifting focus to Ohio and Texas should justify some discussion of death and dollars in the two leading execution states.  Fortunately, folks interested in Campaign 2008 and clemency issues should be sure to check out Pardon Power, where one can find these notable recent posts: Campaign 08: Pardoned by Bill. Campaigning for Hillary Campaign 08: Whitewater Pardon Revisited Campaign 08: Hillary Bombs Again! Of course, it is not only Democrats with some pardon baggage.  Today I saw for the first time the cool political button pictured here, which parodies President Bush's commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 25, 2008 (boomark / email).