Pardon my Pardon

12-6-2024

Pardon my Pardon (Updated)

It never ceases to amaze me how the democratic left reacts with outright selfish stupidity. Before President Biden jetted off in Air Force One to Angola he gave his son a sweeping pardon covering a period of 10 years, for things he did and got caught, tried and convicted and for things he has never been charged with. After Hunter’s pardon was announced cries came forth from both the right and left condemning this two-faced politician for doing the very thing he said multiple times that he would never do.

Some said Biden should issue a bunch of pardons and include President Trump for the crimes he was convicted of, but had not been sentenced for, and he had never done in the first place.

Now we’re 5 days out and people the Biden camp is saying that there are many pardons about to happen as they “Trump Proof” crooked democratic politicians, news media personalities and even those 20M+ illegal aliens who snuck across the border in open daylight, including the gang members many sought to flee. Even the “Reverend” Jessie Jackson is begging for a pardon for his son who has “done the crime and done the time” already.

Biden has really crossed over the line from simply being a really bad president, to also being a really bad father to his son Hunter who is not a kid anymore, but a lawyer just like his dad.

I would imagine there are more than 200 politicians sitting in Congress right now who are adding their names to Biden’s list of pardonables – and on both sides of the isle.

One topic I heard aired on cable news is whether or not anyone has or will ever refuse a pardon, especially a Biden pardon?

Or does a president have the constitutional authority or power to reverse presidential pardons of a previous president?

Here’s something about pardons you might not know. A pardon must be accepted and the one being pardoned must admit guilt of the offense. That then nullifies that person’s 5th Amendment right to remain silent. That person can be called before a grand jury to testify about that offense and anyone else involved. The pardon is for federal offenses, and if state law had been violated that person could still be charged for the state charge.

I look at it this way, Biden has disgraced the office of a U.S. Senator for more than 30 years; disgraced the office of the Vice President under Obama for 8 years; and the office of the President for the past 4 years, so what is left that he has not disgraced?

I’m surprised that President Biden has not done the unthinkable by calling for Vice President Kamala Harris’ resignation, since she hasn’t really done anything noteworthy as VP anyway. Then she too would be seeking a presidential pardon for soaking democratic heavy hitters and political fundraising donors for $2B + $20M in mismanaged campaign finances (not to mention those gofundme folks who are still giving her nickels and dimes.

This reminds me of flies swarming over a small fresh pile of “dudu” so as to get the best free lunch around. – RTM