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Glenn - I don't get why any of this should be blamed on Holder. Is it incorrect to assume that pardoning Rich was Clinton's idea, and that Holder was merely helping implement it? If that is the case, why should Holder get the rap for this? Conversely, if this was driven from the bottom up and it was really Holder's idea and he sold Clinton on it, doesn't the bottom line still rest with Clinton?
I personally think the pardon power of the president is grossly underused, given the power of the prison-industrial complex, the ridiculous war on drugs, inherent racism in the jusidical system, etc. Way too many people are in prison for stuff they never should have been prosecuted for. Prison should be reserved solely for violent criminals, period.
