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The power to pardon

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

The act of of the executive pardon is both an act of mercy and a political act. Doug Berman in this post nails the questions of why isn’t the MSM addressing the last administration’s pardon record: Fortunately, some thoughtful bloggers are trying to make sure these pardon issues does not get lost in all the obsession over Senator Obama. The blog Pardon Power, helpfully, has had an on-going series of effective posts on this front, including recently: Campaign 08: Into the Abyss Campaign 08: Oh, The Humanity! Wolfson on Terror Pardons Campaign 08: Terrorist Pardons Revisited In addition, as detailed in these posts, a Mother Jones blog has been pursuing this story in recent days: Clinton Bashes Obama’s Weathermen Connection, But What About Her Own? A Tale of Clintonian Spin: Trying to Blow Past the Weathermen Question Clinton Ducks the Weathermen Question continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on April 24, 2008 (boomark / email).