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If he could, we would have been under a dictatoship, long, long ago.Of course not.You can write your congressperson, but this one will not change.Can't. Theoretically it is a final check and balance on the judiciary, no matter how it is used from time to time.No. Obama should not have pardon Bradly manning either.Florida congressman wants Edward Snowden pardoned
TALLAHASSE, Fla. (WPEC) – U. S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-1) wants Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower, pardoned. Gaetz simply issued a one-word tweet with Snowden tagged on Thursday. Snowden, 31, is a former CIA subcontractor who exposed the NSA's mass surveillance programs and...nbcmontana.com
i approve of this...since Obama pardoned Chelsea Manning, 1 dumb pardon deserve another in response!
We really need to get rid of the Presidential Pardon.
I was really disappointed in the Democrats (Biden and Harris included) for not attacking the central core of the corruption that Trump has turned into an artform. The abuse of Presidential Power. It takes on many forms but the pardon is the crown jewel. Its dangled as a get-out-of-jail card for those well connected. It is true that the less-well-connected get pardons as well but we've created this strata of the connected that get pardoned for patronage and patronage alone along with those who deserve a second look.
Off load the pardon to a panel of SCOTUS justices and let them decide who gets what.
Disagree.
The Presidential Pardon and the Constitution
By Brandon Sample | December 30, 2018 | 0
According to Article II, Section 2, Clause 1, “The President…shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.”
Pretty well cut and dried. Not likely likely to get much traction and even then, you got to get 2/3 of the states to agree with you, even if you could get it through congress.
Sorry. Pick a different battle.
Do you think the President has the power to pardon himself?
Really? Why not? Where does it say he can't?