2020-02-18 | Sanders slams Trump pardons as part of 'broken and racist criminal justice system' | TheHill
'This is what a broken and racist criminal justice system looks like,” tweeted Sanders. ', "Darin LaHood Darin McKay LaHoodSanders slams Trump pardons as part of 'broken and racist criminal justice system' Illinois GOP House delegation blasts Blagojevich commutation: 'The face of public corruption' Trump commutes sentence of ex-Illinois Gov."
'Sanders, a 2020 presidential candidate, has repeatedly criticized the criminal justice system on the campaign trail, saying it focuses too much on punishing people of color for nonviolent offenses while turning a blind eye to financial wrongdoing and other white collar crime. '
'So he’ll be able to go back home with his family after serving eight years in jail," Trump told reporters Tuesday. '
'Blagojevich in rash of clemency orders MORE, John Shimkus John Mondy ShimkusTrump commutes sentence of ex-Illinois Gov. '
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Democracy doesn’t guarantee that voters will make the best choices. It only creates a government that potentially reflects their wishes. It should make people invested in the outcome and create a more cohesive society. When you have a system that is perceived as being rigged or unfair then people quite caring and supporting a nation.If a democracy works then the citizens who live with the results of election can see if it is working and make other decisions in the next election. Democracy is like the autopilot system on a plane. It is constantly wrong in the heading it is directing the plane to and makes many correction all of the time. On average the planes gets to the destination in the end just like government does over time. It is the feedback and correctIbility of the systems that make them work.
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Makes you wonder if Trump would have eventually pardoned Epstein .