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标题:Joe Biden abused a medieval power to pardon his son

The president’s reversal is understandable, humane and wrong

正文：When setting up the checks and balances in the American constitution, the document’s authors knew they wanted the judiciary to be independent of the legislative and the executive branches. But who, then, would check the judges? One answer was that the president would be able to pardon criminals. This awesome power—to override a decision taken by the courts—should be used rarely, because it is at odds with democracy and judicial independence. If it seems a bit medieval to let one man dispense (and dispense with) justice in this way, that is because it is. In British law the “prerogative of mercy” can be traced back to the reign of King Ine of Wessex in the seventh century.

知识点：set up

If you set something up, you create or arrange it. 安排; 创建

• The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims. 双⽅同意成⽴⼀个委员会，调查索赔问题。

• ...an organization which sets up meetings about issues of interest to women. …⼀个安排有关妇⼥利益问题的会议组织。

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