John,
During President Biden's State of the Union address last week, newly-elected Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) brought a notable guest: a man named Dennis "Freedom" Horton who served over 28 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder for a shooting he and his brother did not commit. Sen. Fetterman worked to grant clemency to Mr. Horton and his brother for years as Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania.
Highlighting second chances, mercy, and the notion that justice requires leniency when an individual's case merits it, Sen. Fetterman's choice was bold, courageous, and meaningful.
If there's one Member of Congress that should respect and appreciate the message behind the senator's action, it is Lauren Boebert—a person with a rap sheet that would make most petty criminals blush, and whose spouse pled guilty to "public indecency and lewd exposure" after exposing himself to two young women at a bowling alley in 2004. Instead, total hypocrite Boebert had this to say about Sen. Fetterman's guest: