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Summary: One of the President’s greatest and least checked powers is designed to overcome unfortunate guilt, legal error, or to take some action for national good. A look at what Alexander Hamilton called “the benign prerogative,” and its history. http://www.myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.com/pardon2.mp3 Recorded at the time of President Bush’s last days, it makes sense again.