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oldtimecanuk Donating Member (601 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 10:53 PM
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OK.. Here is something that I would like to know.....
Who has the power to stop the President from giving pardons? If it is Congress, then they should be putting forth a Bill to immediately stop this provission....

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John Gauger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 10:58 PM
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1. Nobody.
There is no provision in the Constitution for preventing a pardon. You just can't pardon treason and you can't pardon yourself.
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thethinker Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:01 PM
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2. Are you sure
Where is it written that he can't pardon treason and himself? He has broke every other rule the country had.
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John Gauger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 09:12 PM
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6. Unless I'm mistaken,
The Constitution says he can't pardon treason and the US Code says he can't pardon himself.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:02 PM
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3. Chimpy could resign Jan 19, '09
After he pardons the Dickster, then Dickster could pardon him.
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Auntie Bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:05 PM
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4. Talk about a nightmare scenario! n/t
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Redroach Donating Member (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:15 PM
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5. Check history.
Edited on Wed Feb-14-07 11:18 PM by Redroach
Why do you think Tricky Dick Nixon walked so easily? The deal went down when Tricky saw that the Senate impeachment votes were against him so he twisted Ford's arm.

Still pisses me off that the media tried to make Ford out after he died as some kind of all-American hero/healer when he was nothing but another Rethug fixer. Remember, Ford was also on the Warren Commission covering tracks.

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