Pardons were Plank 1 of my 2024 platform; I'm pleased to see I may have had some influence!
I would like to commend Joe Biden on issuing pardons for many nonviolent people who were victims of the drug war.
I would also like to commend Donald Trump on issuing a pardon for Ross Ulbricht.
He pledged to do this on "Day One" but he was pretty busy on that day so I'll allow him a day or two of grace.
I encourage him to do the same for Ian Freeman, the rest of the Crypto 6 and Roger Ver.
My 2024 platform set three priorities:
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1. Pardon people
A lot of folks are sitting in jail because they wrote "10,000" on line 10A when they should have written "12,000" on line 14C, or because they had the wrong kind of flower in their backpack.
This is silly.
2. Repeal laws
It's not possible for a human being to read all the laws that apply to them in a lifetime.
This is the swamp that needs draining!
As the head of the Executive branch, I would not have the authority to directly repeal laws.
However, I would have the ear of senior members of the Legislative branch, and I would bend the heck out of those ears.