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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • “Critics argue the move undermines the judicial process, while supporters view it as within Biden’s constitutional powers.”

    Both things are true though. The pardon power exists as a check on the judicial branch, so it certainly undermines it in the same way that the veto undermines legislative decisions by congress. The constitution gives the president the authority to do some pretty blatant undermining, but checks work in the other direction too if the branches are acting as co-equals and not just shilling for one of the others.