While the President does not even have the power to pardon someone for state crimes, this situation is yet another example of the dangers created from a system that necessitates raising large quantities of money to wage political campaigns.

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The fact that a casino kingpin with drug and fraud charges may have been able to buy a pardon from the Governor of Iowa for a few hundred thousand dollars is indicative of just how perilous a political system that relies heavily on unregulated funds is.

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