Biden uses his pardon power to save 37 from execution
The original purpose of pardons was mercy, not corruption
On Monday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden is commuting the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates sitting on death row.
This, in my view, is a proper use of the pardon power. Bravo to Biden.
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