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Originally Posted by Ugly Bastard
I don't mind it. All part of the give-and-take, checks-and-balances system we have set up. I like knowing that a jury's decision isn't necessarily the end-all-be-all decider of someone's outcome. People are stupid.
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The judge has the power to override a stupid jury decision if there is reason to.
There is no check on the power of the presidential pardon. It means that all politicians, as long as they suck enough presidential cock, are untouchable by the laws of the courts. That's a travesty.