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On the recordMarch 26, 2019
The fundamental purpose of the pardon power is to ensure fairness and proportionality in our criminal justice system and to provide a check against miscarriages of justice.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen discusses the importance of the pardon power in the justice system.

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