With the president’s decision to drop out of the race, he has effectively begun a longer lame-duck period, which is historically when most presidential clemency grants have occurred.

  • @ravhall
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    154 days ago

    Sure he will. There are only 150 of them. The rest are state convictions, which don’t count.

      • @ravhall
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        144 days ago

        this is a very real statement. There are very few people in federal prison on possession charges. No one found guilty of trafficking is ever going to be pardoned, and no one suggested that would happen.

        The vast majority of people guilty for possession are imprisoned on a state level, and Biden cannot pardon those people.

      • @ravhall
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        64 days ago

        You mean as a tactic to get votes for Kamala?

          • @ravhall
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            34 days ago

            There isn’t a clear yes or no answer to your question, since it is leading.

            Are you waiting for someone to be released from federal prison that was only charged with possession?

            • @Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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              -34 days ago

              I’m not waiting for Biden to do anything. I saw how that went with rescheduling. You want to believe Lucy won’t pull the football away, go ahead.

              • @ravhall
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                34 days ago

                Sorry, I don’t know who Lucy is, and I’m not into football.