Quote Originally Posted by GeoFisher View Post
It has NOTHING to do with conservatism......it is cronyism....PURE and SIMPLE.

Personally, I think the governor should be locked up in their place.

Really pisses me off...........antiquated laws. I think pardons and commutations like this should be outlawed.....PERIOD.

Later,

Geo
So you're saying the Founding Fathers got it wrong on this point? I disagree. There's nothing antiquated about checks and balances, and the power to pardon is an important one. The police, judges, and juries, are not, and never will be, perfect. Any power can be abused, as it was in this case, but eliminating it altogether would do more damage to our society as a whole than the occasional abuses do, IMHO.