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7evenSlots t1_j0744sm wrote

I’m ok with no death penalty but it strikes me really wrong that one person can override something put in place by a fully democratic process by popular vote both in 1978 and 1984. Especially when done by a party that’s all the time claiming the other party is one that is trying to circumvent the democratic process. Pure hypocrisy.

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lessquiet t1_j07arh0 wrote

Do you think a Governor isn't elected? The executive branch has always had the power to do this.

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7evenSlots t1_j088107 wrote

Of course a single person is elected as Governor and I know they have the ability to do this however it’s on a case by case basis. Not a blanket statement across the board. She commuted someone that killed a 3 year old, another that killed his wife and 2 kids, another that killed a Mom and her 2 sons, and two others that bombed a bank and killed 2.

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lessquiet t1_j0a2wj6 wrote

And now they will rot in a cell. They're not be set free.

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7evenSlots t1_j0adfzj wrote

Back to my original argument though I started that I’m ok with life in prison, I just don’t agree that one person basically circumvented the rule of law because she didn’t like it. It’s a slippery slope and sets a horrible precedent and I don’t think it’s ok whether or not you agree with the change. Would you be ok if say, Youngkin in Virginia wiped away abortions with the stroke of his pen cause he doesn’t like them? Be honest now.

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lessquiet t1_j0af83h wrote

I would not. These things are not equivalent though. The executive branch has always had this specific capability. It's in our constitution.

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GoPointers t1_j09p7vh wrote

I do want to add that Kate Brown was not elected to her first term. She was secretary of state and when gov. Kitzhaber betrayed his constituents she became governor after his resignation. She won reelection but it's in a very liberal state, and her approval rating is abysmal, even in her own party. It's very likely she would've never been governor without Kitzhaber being an idiot.

I just want to point out that she hasn't been very good at her job and wasn't initially elected to that position.

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