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To: Dr. Franklin

and autopenned pardons are invalid with retroactive effect.
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The Constitutions specifically prohibits retroactive laws.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law

19 posted on 07/15/2025 6:27:24 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I’ll take a wait and see...)

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To: CIB-173RDABN

The Constitutions specifically prohibits retroactive laws.

It would be an ex post facto law to criminalize an act after it was done. A law clarifying that all presidential pardons must be actually signed by POTUS would not criminalize any act, it would just remove a dubious immunity to prosecution. Let SCOTUS decide the matter, but Congress should act.

31 posted on 07/15/2025 8:18:23 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )

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