Hear me out.
If we left the death row guys in prison, they are wasting a bunch of resources in the system. And our death penalty takes too long to get to them.
Wouldn't it make sense to let them all out now and then deal with them lethally on the streets, either through the police or deportations?
Just a thought.
These pardons make people realize that death row has become a waiting room for another waiting room. These people have been there a long long time.