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He did pardon almost everybody he could. In 2022 and again in 2023 he pardoned all federal marijuana related crimes below trafficking.
If you were convincted of state level weed related crimes, you will have to take it up with your governor.
Which makes it kind of ironic.
In a way, Biden had the right idea, just a total lack of energy and good branding when it came to execution.
Biden would have been such a good republican president…
Drug related offenses are overwhelmingly state level crimes. The office of the President can only pardon federal level crimes. This is a feature of our system of checks and balances, not a bug.
How come all the checks and balances we all learned about work when it comes to keeping people in prison for drug crimes, but they don't work on keeping fascists from government... 🤷♀️
It's because the system of check and balances was designed assuming the people within the system are acting in good faith. The republicans are not, as as such can abuse the system and the people who are acting in good faith
There is also the discussion of how our system is designed to let the people who have power keep that power
That... I do not have an answer for. 😥
But notably just one white guy who happens to be the son of a president gets pardoned for crack...
He was not pardoned for any drug use or possession, but rather for gun charges and tax evasion.
He was given immunity for any federal crime committed since 2014. That prolly includes some crack binges.
Only if he did it in Washington DC, on federal land. If he was in Delaware or Maryland or any other state (not Native American Reservation) they were probably state level drug offenses.
If I was the president's son I'd be hammering down intoxicants on the whitehouse lawn regularly.
What an amazing experience that would be. Beats acid on a golf course for sure.
It’s less fun if the Secret Service is staring at you the whole time.
No need to be jealous, boys, China bought enough acid for all of us!
Is he going to jail for crack?
This is what happens when you only read conservative headlines.
I don't think he was ever arrested for it?
Oh wait no right the 'gun charge' was for not disclosing he did crack on a form that's riiiight. Next you're going to tell me the gun charge wasn't for concealed carry of a massive hog.
He lied on the form, doesn't matter why, it was a crime. He came to an agreement to plead guilty with the prosecution that was thrown out. If he were anyone other than the president's son, it wouldn't have been, and he is at personal risk from a justice department with no accountability or integrity and a mandate to punish the soon-to-be president's political enemies, only because he is the soon-to-be-former president's son.
This has nothing to do with drugs.
Complain to your congressman about your drug problems, the president has no authority to resolve them for you.
So strong but to weak to do anything for anyone but his son
*and all federal marijuana related crimes below trafficking, multiple times
Big fucking deal.
The president only has the power to pardon federal crimes. Your state level crimes are at the mercy of your governor. This is not a failure of action or policy on Joe Biden's part, but a feature of the system of checks and balances within our government. Complain to your local legislature.
How does that Biden boot taste? Your just as bad as the trumpers.
I hope you criticize your local legislators who have a much greater impact on your day to day life like you do the all mighty Oz in DC. 🙄
I hope you enjoy political scumbags as long as they are wearing your sweater. Don't worry you'll get kick that football next time Charlie brown.
He did a lot of great things for so many people. I'm sorry he didn't make the trip out to kiss your butt specifically.
Maybe it's my own fault I should have been born into a powerful wealthy family. It's hard to understand you with all that baloney in your mouth.
You don't sound like someone who votes.
You don't sound like someone who has logical thoughts. Lol
You obviously do not have a basic understanding of civics, and you sound like a tankie troll. Probably not even american.
Oh my look at your big brain you understand so good. American so smart such education.
What part of: "it's the governors who need to do that, not the President" don't you understand?
Yes, I'm sure there is nothing he could do... /S This is why Democrats didn't win shit, you can't do fuck all except pardon your family members and keep your rich buddies rich.
Maybe try learning how things work before bitching about things that cannot happen the way you mistakenly think they do.
How are they working out for you homie? Are you tired of playing the same song?
He's a Russian propaganda troll.
Correct, that's what the charge was for, lying on the gun form (also there's one for tax evasion, but that's not relevant here). The lie was about using crack, but the charge was for lying on the form, not for crack use.
I love how people get so high up their high horse’s ass as if they wouldn’t do the same if they could. I know I would.
Especially knowing the circumstances. Trump won the election. Let’s be real, what kind of good father would let his son be a convict under the fat orange turd’s regime, particularly being the son of the former president, and of the opposition; Joe Biden is not only coming to the end of his presidency. He’s also coming to the end of his life. I sure as fuck would pardon my kid under these circumstances, while I had the power. And I bet most of the people who bitch and whine about it would do it too.
You're goddamn right. What he never should have done was claim he wouldn't pardon him.
Absolutely.
It would be a lot cooler if he pardoned some political prisoners and dissidents.
There's still time.
But there's no will.