“Enough is enough,” wrote President Biden in a December 1st statement announcing a “Full and Unconditional Pardon” for his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on felony gun charges and tax evasion earlier this year.
Convicted by a jury in June of illegally buying and possessing a gun as a drug user, Hunter Biden then pleaded guilty in September to nine separate tax offenses spanning $1.4 million in unpaid federal taxes. His conviction, handed down by the U.S. Department of Justice, was the culmination of a six-year investigation. His pardon was approved just days before he was scheduled to be sentenced for his crimes which carried a potential prison term of up to 17 years.
The pardon also came in the wake of over a year’s worth of official White House statements – at least six different occasions – claiming that a pardon for the president’s son was not being considered or was not an option.
Though ultimately not surprising, the president’s decision to pardon his own son was unprecedented and raised debate from both Democrats and Republicans questioning the legality and also the morality of the move.
Radio and podcast host Charlamagne the God responded to the controversial clemency decision this week by saying, “Right now, if Joe Biden wanted to – don’t need no votes, no nothing – he could literally pardon every single person who is federally jailed for a non-violent weed offense.”
One of the most influential voices in the new media space, Charlamagne is amplifying the demands of grassroots activists and prison reform advocates who have told several presidents that “enough is enough” when it comes to incarcerating Americans for cannabis alone.
In a separate interview with the Black Information Network, the popular entertainer said, ”[Biden’s pardon] also shows me elected officials can do whatever they want as long as they have the political will and courage to do it.”
In his statement announcing the pardon, Biden never claims that his son was falsely accused, but says that people are “almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form.”
Similarly, Edwin Rubis who is currently 27 years into a 40 year sentence for non-violent cannabis trafficking charges also does not deny that he broke the law as it was written in the late 1990s.
Both men were convicted of non-violent crimes. The difference is that Hunter Biden will never see the inside of a prison cell.
The POTUS referred to his son’s conviction as a “miscarriage of justice”, a catchy phrase now being repeated as a bumper-sticker-friendly talking point by the White House Press Secretary.
If that is the standard then it’s time to grant clemency to Edwin Rubis and all Americans federally incarcerated for non-violent cannabis crimes.
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About Edwin Rubis
Edwin Rubis is serving a 40 year sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana. Convicted in 1998 on these non-violent charges, Edwin has watched from behind bars as states have continued to legalize cannabis for recreational use and reap the benefits.
About Beard Bros Pharms
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This news article contains the opinion of Bill Levers, and while subjective, the facts of the story do not intend to present false or misleading information on the convicted individual or the legal matter and facts herein.
