Summary

Trump vowed to direct the DOJ to “vigorously” pursue the death penalty for violent offenders after Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates.

Biden’s decision, aimed at halting federal executions, drew mixed reactions: victims’ families expressed both support and anger, while death penalty opponents urged Biden to extend clemency further.

Trump criticized the commutations as undermining justice and pledged a return to “Law and Order” during his presidency, reigniting debate over capital punishment.

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    2 days ago

    I think OP is asking for moral consistency.

    Commuting sentences for people on death row is all well and good (yet it’s problematic if you’re still making exceptions within that cohort), but if you’re enabling a genocidal campaign that includes bombing hospitals and starving children on the other hand it’s kind of weird to find a consistent line in the thinking of this President.

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      The consistency lies in that America is his country and the bomb delivery is just a deal for money. America always sided with Israel regardless of what heinous crimes they commit.