Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
Friday, January 10, 2003 :::
Governor Ryan plans to pardon some more people. The mass use of the power to grant pardons and commute sentences for political purposes seems very arrogant to me; as of yet Ryan has been acting on a case by case basis, though there's some suggestion he could yet issue a blanket commutation of all death sentences before Congressman Hair is inaugurated as governor next Monday. I've previously commented to a number of people that the eggs-to-basket ratio of the Presidency bothers me; I feel similarly that most governorships are stronger than we really need any one office-holder to be.