USA Biden pardons all people convicted of federal marijuana possession
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The fact that this was done only one month prior to a critical election probably holds the answer to what it's all about.
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About time and no I dont use it nor have I ever but everything I read tells me it should have been legal a long time ago
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With a lot of states legalizing it, I agree that this was a good idea. Biden pardoned on the federal level and is encouraging state governors to do the same.
A lot of people have a hard time getting housing and employment because of their criminal record...all for possessing pot. That doesn't make sense. I don't use pot, but have friends who do for various personal reasons.
And I also agree that the timing shows that the Democrats want to try to sway the people to keep voting for them in the upcoming election. This wasn't accidental timing.
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I think a key question about putting someone in jail has to be whether society needs to be protected from that person.
In the case of burglars, murderers, rapists etc it's clear that society needs to be protected and the person needs to lose their freedom. If all someone has done is smoke a few joints it's hard to see what danger they pose to society and why we need to reserve prison space for them, not to mention the impact on their future employability etc.
The timing is curious coming so close before an election that isn't looking great for the Democrats. I wonder if it's about trying to get these people back onto voting rolls in the hope they vote for more of the same.
In the case of burglars, murderers, rapists etc it's clear that society needs to be protected and the person needs to lose their freedom. If all someone has done is smoke a few joints it's hard to see what danger they pose to society and why we need to reserve prison space for them, not to mention the impact on their future employability etc.
The timing is curious coming so close before an election that isn't looking great for the Democrats. I wonder if it's about trying to get these people back onto voting rolls in the hope they vote for more of the same.
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I wonder if it's actually legal for any president to use the pardoning power to pardon a whole class of people, irrespective of anything but a change of heart concerning their category of offense.
When any president pardons several hundred individuals towards the end of his term in office, the claim is made that he's studied each case and found a particular reason for clemency that applies in that person's unique circumstances. But not everyone who was prosecuted for pot possession, period.
Next it could be everybody who was convicted of sexual misadventures with a minor (yes, there are special interest groups who want that to be normalized) or perhaps all prisoners in federal prisons who are there because they smuggled anything at all, regardless of whether it was a forbidden food or a suitcase full of heroin or rifles.
When any president pardons several hundred individuals towards the end of his term in office, the claim is made that he's studied each case and found a particular reason for clemency that applies in that person's unique circumstances. But not everyone who was prosecuted for pot possession, period.
Next it could be everybody who was convicted of sexual misadventures with a minor (yes, there are special interest groups who want that to be normalized) or perhaps all prisoners in federal prisons who are there because they smuggled anything at all, regardless of whether it was a forbidden food or a suitcase full of heroin or rifles.
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As long as it is for pot use only and no other crimes for that person. It is suspect that he did it now. Guess with the gas prices rising, he needed something to get people to vote Democrat.
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Biden is opening the door to all the criminal element in the 'migrants'. Now he opens the door to the criminal element in our own country.
What else is there to believe but that criminals are running the country.
(Psalm 12:8)
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What else is there to believe but that criminals are running the country.
(Psalm 12:8)
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I guess we can look forward to a universal pardon of "everyone who sold influence to the Chinese Communist Party and shared the proceeds with their family members, and all the family members who shared in the proceeds".
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Duh it's political and imo it's un-republic like (assumes a power the president shouldn't have in the place, right along with "executive orders"), but at least several thousand users of an herb God provided to be used will be set free.
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Duh...every form of government is 'political'. Duh...a republic is political.
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This post is only meant to mock and not to edify. Be careful how you post here on CH toward other members.
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I find it curious how the US broke away from British rule because they didn't want a king ruling with so much executive power, only to end up with a president issuing executive orders, state governors issuing executive orders, and more layers of government and regulation than the nation they broke away from.
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And our taxes are out of control! Where I live I'm taxed for everything.
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Ah yes, "no taxation without representation", leading to ever-more taxes and fees going to fund ever-more federal agencies that aren't accountable to the people they allegedly serve. Gotta love government.
If only the people who set up the USA had thought to write a document restricting the powers of the federal government, that might have helped....
Oh, wait....