Jefferson predicted that in the long march of history, governmental power only grows and individual liberty only shrinks. Except when there is a revolution.
Although it will be an unpopular view, the two offenses under discussion (namely, the lying on the firearms application and the late tax payments) are trivial, and Joe Biden might even be right in saying that the hammer of justice came down on Hunter much more heavily in these two cases than it would have for most people. However, to make these two "crimes" the center of the discussion is a distraction.
The core of the outrageous nature of Hunter's pardon is not those two items, but the sweeping exemption from much more serious alleged crimes, which will now never see the inside of a courtroom. And given the nature of those charges, Joe Biden is not just a father rescuing his son from the consequences of stray wrongdoing, as many ordinary citizens would also likely do if they could. Joe is alleged to be part and parcel of these crimes of influence peddling, which puts an entirely different spin on things.
Although it will be an unpopular view, the two offenses under discussion (namely, the lying on the firearms application and the late tax payments) are trivial, and Joe Biden might even be right in saying that the hammer of justice came down on Hunter much more heavily in these two cases than it would have for most people. However, to make these two "crimes" the center of the discussion is a distraction.
The core of the outrageous nature of Hunter's pardon is not those two items, but the sweeping exemption from much more serious alleged crimes, which will now never see the inside of a courtroom. And given the nature of those charges, Joe Biden is not just a father rescuing his son from the consequences of stray wrongdoing, as many ordinary citizens would also likely do if they could. Joe is alleged to be part and parcel of these crimes of influence peddling, which puts an entirely different spin on things.
Meanwhile the J6 prisoners rot.