Obama has granted 5 pardons in 2012.

 In 2011 he got more petitions for commutation alone than G.H.W Bush got petitions for pardon and commutation in his entire term as president.

Yeah.

I’d be anonymous too, or I’d be a shitty journalist making fakey statements attributed to “several administration officials” who demanded anonymity.

How the fuck can he pardon nearly all of nothing?

The article is bullshit.
http://www.justice.gov/pardon/statistics.htm

2003, GWB third year first term 
2011, BO third year first term

BO got -literally- More than twice as many petitions for pardon pending and received and almost precisely twice as many petitions for commutation pending and received. Processed almost as many as GWB but X2 and granted more but X2.

Propublica claims investigative journalism. I call bullshit on the premise and content and especially the headline. Also because as is mentioned above, it doesn’t compare unless limited to the first 3-4 years alone. It’s bullshit, either ignorance or partisan.

Why is it here when there are numbers?

Personally whatever caused Obama to receive x2 as many petitions as his predecessor needs to be stopped/fixed. 

Because how much time should he give this crap? Should it be twice as much as the last guy? Why?

Why not just look at this? No need to RTFA

Judiciary is already the weakest branch and giving the president veto power over the judiciary weakens it further.

I figured that out when I took civics back in high school. If you’re having trouble with the subject I could maybe tutor you.

Obama 22 pardons before Nov 2012
W. 19 pardons before Nov 2004

I am not saying the article is not right and that Obama has not been stingy with pardons, but I am always suspicious when it looks like an eye-catching headline comes first and then the stats are presented in a way to support the headline.

I suppose one can see it as a check against the power of the judicial branch just as the veto is a check against the power of the Legislative branch, but that sidesteps the fact that no one would be needing a pardon for an unjust conviction if the Executive branch had not unjustly pursued a trial in the first place. 

Perhaps the Pardon is really a check against the power of the bureaucracy, which can run amok, no matter who is at the top.

“He has given pardons to roughly 1 of every 50 individuals whose applications were processed by the Justice Department.”

“but that such applicants were few and far between. While the number of applicants has increased in recent years, Obama — based on Rodgers’ recommendations — is denying more people more swiftly than any of his recent predecessors, the data shows.”

care to undrip some of that sarcasm, knapp? Maybe avoid it in future until it’s clear you’re as right as you think. It didn’t serve you well here.

The president works in conjunction with The Justice Department (again, RTFA).

The equal say is that the Judicial branch relies on the executive to enforce judicial interpretations of legislative acts.

The executive can (through the pardon), vacate the enforcement part.

If you want more than that in explanation, take Civics 101.