Missouri Supreme Court allows Marcellus Williams execution to proceed, governor won't intervene

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Missouri Supreme Court allows Marcellus Williams execution to proceed, governor won't intervene

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So just a state-sponsored lynching in broad daylight. Fuck you, Mike Parson; you look like if a resident of Whoville from Jim Carrey's Grinch were an active member of the KKK.
That's a sick way of interpreting clemency power. That it "can't be limited" when a new governor wants to take an inquiry panel away, but apparently can be limited when granted in the first place.
Feels like the DoJ should intervene here. Or, Biden should grant clemency in the case (“fuck you, official act” as necessary, of course)
There’s an opportunity for a real win for justice here. Unfortunately, I don’t expect Biden or Garland to lift a finger.
- The president can't intervene at the state level. From americanbar.org:
  A U.S. president has broad but not unlimited powers to pardon. For example, a president cannot pardon someone for a state crime.
  
  I think that's why they included the "fuck you, official act" part.
Death to the genocidal US Empire.

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