And these are tough, tough decisions. Goes back to what I said a moment ago. Our founders, when they vested that kind of authority in an executive, didn't necessarily do something wrong by giving the executive that power. but they were leaning on the assumption that the executive would be honorable, that the executive would, would, would do this with morality and real scruples in mind. (44:29–44:38)
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Asserts that the founders did not err in giving the executive the power to grant pardons.
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