Well I know I would not pardon a turkey like Govenor Palin.
First would I use it? (If so who would be pardoned?) If I were president I would use the pardons only in the most extreme situations. (So I'd probably use it less than our current president has) What does extreme situation mean to me? I don't really know off the top of my head.
Tax evasion would not be excused especially considering the economical downturn.
But on the other hand, as Carley brought up in class: having those people in jail puts more economic strain on the taxpayers. So pardons help the economic downturn in some cases?
Then when I think about some of the recent pardons dealing with drugs, those people probably were just trying to get money for themselves or thier families and weren't getting enough through thier jobs. So could there be a way for those people to end up in a working type enviroment after they are pardoned? (so that they could stay out of trouble?)
So maybe I would pardon drug dealers with families on the outside... could I add the condition of them somehow getting a job or at least attempting to? probably not.....
But lets say a case of murder was brought up... I would have to see EVERYTHING before deciding a pardon....
This is a really difficult question.....Maybe it would be better to have a comittee set up to deal with pardons....But then who can't be baised about the crimes and will that take too much time?
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sounds like helping to change the punishment system would be easier than pardoning all those that were sentenced the way they were.
YEAH HALLY TURNED 18 she is an eligible legit citizen!!!!!
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