Biden’s personal interests coinciding with the public’s doesn’t transform it into something unjust or lessen its sense of mercy. To me, his interests are a plus. His family has suffered so much, and he has given everything to the US, asking him to sacrifice his son too would be unjust/unmerciful.
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SnarkKing
The mistake was saying he wouldn’t do it. As the article below notes, “the pardon power is intended as a tool for justice and mercy…and to further ‘the public welfare.’ ” (quoting SCOTUS). Undoing political prosecutions of pols’ family meets all 3 criteria.
protectdemocracy.org/work/the-pre...
protectdemocracy.org/work/the-pre...
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