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1353046139059097600 Ffs offload as many as you need and can to state courts.

Thinking on this, I highly doubt people like manning would get clemency. One of the benefits of the presidential pardon is that the out going...

I guess they thought the current process, bubbling up to and through the OPA, was good enough :o perhaps Trump's frequent departures from this norm...

I don't see why we can't create a commission with people who are qualified to make this determination and then have the president (or AG) sign off...

Thanks for explaining.

Started playing again a few weeks ago and am really enjoying it, mostly as a means of winding down with some casual, fun gaming. There's a lot of new...

I'm not sure it does. It -should- be about doing what's best and not the charts, I agree. But this is Boris Johnson. Which evidence are you...

It's not about charts it's about doing what's best. The evidence is that more people is far, far superior to two doses for half as many people. ...

Covid: Gap between Pfizer vaccine doses should be halved, say doctors https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55777084 Starting to worry about this now....

If it wasn't clear from my post, I wasn't suggesting they should replace the pardon power with a reformed criminal justice system; I was suggesting...

I disagree. For the simple reason that there is no system that will always deliver outcomes that are both t legal and just. The abuse of the power of...

They're not nearly as bad as they used to be. Their last bunch of launches have been pretty smooth. Might not be a bad idea to wait still, but now...

It makes sense and I'd be surprised if it wasn't true. Early studies suggested that the longer the exposure, the worse the condition. If this new...

I'm liking WandaVision so far. I appreciate that they're doing their special effects in period-appropriate ways that change with the era they're...

Depressing stuff. I watched the briefing today. The first question from the public was superb - basically asking how the efficacy of the vaccine...

Two bits of bad news today. The government have said their research now makes them think the B117 variant (the "British variant") not just has higher...

Yes, because the US federal government is known for its thriftiness. :p

It's a combination of that and how an out-going President is pretty much done with further office-seeking. I think we can all mostly agree that an...

Has a presidential pardon ever been used to actually pardon someone convicted of something like this and given such a disproportionate sentence?

Yes I read you 27/4 one last year and re-read it this morning before replying. Sorry if I wasn't clear - I understand that this is more eg first...

It shouldn't have to be either/or it should be both. But given the constitution, fixing the criminal justice system should probably be easier (even...

They've kept it because they love relics, and this is a pretty cool relic (esthetic deficiencies notwithstanding). It's also ridiculously heavy. Obv...

Nothing inherently more abusive about pardoning people shortly after an election than pardoning the same people shortly before an election. Eliminate...

See my review points in the post above from 27th April 2019. I point out differences to Factorio That was written not far off two years ago now...

1352616833237590019 New record in vaccine rollout, both for England and UK. Over 400k in a day UK-wide for the first time. What's going on in...

So you claim but what macroeconomic evidence do you have for trillions lost? And no a bit of cherrypicked business and a few jobs relocating away...

I always knew it as the 6 P's. You missed out the fourth P in my list (which ironically a synonym for sounds just like the letter P). Not given...

BTW, don't want to give the impression I am having a particularly tough time. Sure, it's not great, but it isn't for anyone. I have a job, I'm...

The point is that the EU isn't a democracy because the boss isn't elected by the people. Now you might think "but the people of the UK don't vote...

That sounds reasonable, at least there's some kind of accountability that way.