Enter one President and one fugitive from justice. In 1983 Marc Rich was charged with illegally buying oil from Iran while it was under a trade embargo. He was thought to have been trying to avoid oil price controls, evading nearly $50 million in federal taxes. After fleeing to Switzerland he was placed on the America's Ten Most Wanted List. 17 years later in the last hours of the Clinton presidency, Marc Rich was given a pardon, allowing him the freedom to return to the United States without prosecution.

Red flags have been raised in Washington. Why was Rich given a presidential pardon? Did someone buy it? Fingers are being pointed toward Denise Rich, long time friend of the Clinton's and Marc Rich's ex-wife. Mrs. Rich has given lavishly to the Democratic Party, raised funds for the P

Well, I don't think that choosing an action to gain finances for political endeavors would be something that Bhudda would think is very RIGHT. Cease to do evil, learn to do good, and purify your mind don't seem to be words that he took to heart when deciding to pardon a man on the 10 most wanted list.

Kant says that one should make an informed choice about what the moral thing is, but also know that what you choose to be moral for you should also be moral for everyone. So, would it be a good idea for the president to pardon everyone that could afford to contribute lots of money to their party? Would that make this country a fair and just place to live?

Ethics are very subjective; who can say one action is "the moral" one? How can one man judge another's ethical standards? Why must we be left to ponder such things? <

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