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Haley Barbour: But because of this sort of feudal system where the king, the governor, taps a few people on the shoulder in this…

On the recordJanuary 15, 2012
But because of this sort of feudal system where the king, the governor, taps a few people on the shoulder in this seemingly irrational way, it's discredited the whole policy.
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Haley Barbour

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Jeffrey Toobin discusses the arbitrary nature of the pardon system under Governor Haley Barbour.

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