If anything has become clear since the disastrous events of November 5, it's that the old rules don't apply anymore. That's why we cats opined recently that President Biden should keep those Presidential pardons going, including pre-emptive ones. (He's already taken care of son Hunter, as we know, and nearly 1,500 other folks in the biggest one-day pardonpalooza in White House history.)
The usual suspects in politics and the press have carped and moaned over Dark Brandon's clemencies. Too bad. If that's what it takes to protect people from the malevolent man-baby Trump, so be it. As jurisprude and podcaster Allison Gill has pointed out, "The [Presidential] pardon power is one of those things that's pretty impossible to overcome...pre-emptive pardons would definitely throw a huge wrench into Trump's plan to target his political enemies."
Gill also notes that pardons would relieve anti-Trumpers of the enormous costs of mounting a defense. "People can still be indicted," she says. "Defending yourself against the government can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars — not to mention the time and mental distress of it all...often, the proceeding itself is punishment enough."
One of the major figures who may be in need of a pardon is General Mark Milley, who helped shepherd the nation to a safe Biden inauguration in 2021. Those actions so annoyed Benedict Donald that last year he suggested Milley should be executed for treason. (P.S.: Our vaunted news media reacted with a big yawn.) If Joe's considering more pardons, Milley should be at or near the top of the list. We cats PURR.
(PHOTO: US Army/Henry Villarama)
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