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The fucking state of democracy in 2025. I’m not an American but this should be a meme. Please tell me this is a meme.

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I'm not a Biden fan, but I think pardoning your family is something anyone would do, if given the chance.

Pardoning Fauci and Schiff are the problematic actions IMO

You mean anyone without a sense of dignity? Pardons, as far as I’m aware, are reserved for exceptional circumstances to counter potential miscarriages of justice or overly harsh outcomes of a ruling.

This tool should be used for public good and not for your own family’s interest, just because you’re a president.

I agree with you on how pardons should be used.

I also think that many people in his position would let their emotions take the wheel and make the same decision he did.

The big question here is why "innocent" people are getting preemptively pardoned. It sets a bad precedent no matter who it is.

We have prior court cases that state accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt, so that begs the question, "What are these people guilty of?"