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Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates
(www.theguardian.com)
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Previously, Biden put a moratorium on federal executions. This just further extends that until new death row inmates are sentenced.
So I don't think he believed he gets to decide who dies. He's never supported the death penalty afaik.
He chose to exclude the three mentioned though. So clearly he's compromising for crimes he or his base see as unforgivably evil.
Have you considered that the 3 he didn't commute were chosen not because they deserve death, but are too dangerous to be set free?
The Boston Marathon bomber and 2 people who attacked religious ceremonies. These are people who are more likely to go on and try again. And each of their crimes resulted in multiple deaths the first time.
So, someone else chose to not do the same for those last three or he didn’t have the power?