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If The Plames Get Hot, Could Bush Evoke the Power of the Pardon?
10/27/05)
| fight_truth_decay
Posted on 10/27/2005 1:35:47 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: fight_truth_decay
On January 19, 2009............
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:37:54 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(I've eaten so much crow in my life that I'm immune to bird flu.........)
To: fight_truth_decay
YES. My thoughts exactly. The Constitution gives him the power without reservation. HE SHOULD USE THE POWER OF THE PARDON.
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:38:06 PM PDT
by
Rapscallion
(It goes far deeper than contempt of Congress. The 9/11 Commission is a whitewash.)
To: fight_truth_decay
Get Klinton to issue the pardons. He is an expert at it.
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:38:12 PM PDT
by
RetiredArmy
(Socialist Dems, the MSM and Islamic murderers, ALL threats to the Republic!)
To: fight_truth_decay
Can the President use his pardon for anyone regardless of the charges? Does he have to wait until the jury verdict? This might be the only way to stop this criminalizing of political activities.
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:40:37 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: Rapscallion
HE SHOULD USE THE POWER OF THE PARDON. The same day if there are indictments.
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:41:11 PM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: fight_truth_decay
Usually you have to be convicted before receiving a pardon but I think Clinton changed the rules with his pardon of Marc Rich. Why not use it then - If it's needed.
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:42:14 PM PDT
by
TCats
To: fight_truth_decay
I can't see why he'd go out of his way to pardon anyone for this. They are likely to be acquitted, even if charged, and if not, I can't imagine that they'd receive any signficant sanction. This is a very weak case, from what we know.
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:42:22 PM PDT
by
Brilliant
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:43:10 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(DEMS: WHAT YOU SAY!!)
To: RightWhale
Bush could stop judicial proceedings by simply pardoning those close to him indicted of a crime, or even those not yet convicted or even formally charged with a crime.http://www.answers.com/topic/pardon
To: Brilliant
take a look at the demographics of the DC grand jury - then tell me that a trial jury in the same locale wouldn't convict Rove and Libby just for showing up at trial. they would.
To: TCats
Usually you have to be convicted before receiving a pardon Not how I read it.. source. I questioned that as well before I put fingers to keypad.
To: Red Badger
That pardon thing worked out well for Gerry Ford.
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:47:03 PM PDT
by
xkaydet65
(Peace, Love, Brotherhood, and Firepower. And the greatest of these is Firepower!)
To: fight_truth_decay
So, he could do it immediately upon issuance of any indictments against Rove or Libby or...
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:48:24 PM PDT
by
Rapscallion
(It goes far deeper than contempt of Congress. The 9/11 Commission is a whitewash.)
To: xkaydet65
I'd like to see him pardon every one of the Abu Ghraib people and some others in the war...........
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:48:28 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(I've eaten so much crow in my life that I'm immune to bird flu.........)
To: fight_truth_decay
Casper Weinberger was pardoned before conviction.........wasn't he?.....
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:49:17 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(I've eaten so much crow in my life that I'm immune to bird flu.........)
To: fight_truth_decay
It would be a brilliant and breath-taking display of power. If he could speak well, he could rally public support and win it hands-down.
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:49:45 PM PDT
by
Rapscallion
(It goes far deeper than contempt of Congress. The 9/11 Commission is a whitewash.)
To: RightWhale
A presidential pardon can be granted at any time after commission of the offense: the pardoned person need not have been convicted or even formally charged with a crime.
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:50:33 PM PDT
by
Khepera
(Do not remove by penalty of law!)
To: fight_truth_decay
What would be really crazy is if Joe Wilson gets indicted and W pardons him out of mercy!
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posted on
10/27/2005 1:52:48 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
To: Red Badger
President Bush today granted full pardons to six former officials in Ronald Reagan's Administration, including former Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger.
Mr. Weinberger was scheduled to stand trial on Jan. 5 on charges that he lied to Congress about his knowledge of the arms sales to Iran
http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/29/reviews/iran-pardon.html
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