[michigander]

Why don't you stop your pontificating and give us YOUR solution -- who is YOUR candidate -- and how EXACTLY will you be getting the power to undo this?

It's about time you stopped taking potshots and trashing everybody and anything and put some CONCRETE PLANS on the table, bill.

Let's have it.

Well, I know you weren't talking to me directly but, my name does happen to be bill so here's my, exact way to undo this...

The President issues a statement that his administration will not prosecute any charges brought under Public Law No: 107-155, Title II, Subtitle A, Section 201, subsection 3, as he has issued a blanket pardon covering anyone that would be convicted of such an offense.

The President already has "the power to undo this" if he so chooses.
A sort of Presidential nuclear option as it were.
Will the President snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?

[aristeides]

Anybody know whether enforcement of this act is limited to the Justice Department? Do parties and/or candidates have the right to bring complaints of alleged violations to the Federal Election Commission (or to federal court)?

[MineralMan]

"The President already has "the power to undo this" if he so chooses.
A sort of Presidential nuclear option as it were.
Will the President snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?"

Why would he do that? He signed the bill. Now, to do what you suggest, he would look like a fool. Nope, he's going to have to stick with what he signed.

But it's OK. Everyone will forget about this in a day or two. After all, we have Michael Jackson and Kobe to think about, and Christmas is almost here.

By 1/1/04, there won't be anything even here on FR about this issue.

[aristeides]

Presidential pardons don't apply to civil cases, so, if the CFR law gives anybody a right to bring a civil suit, that doesn't solve the problem.

Also, I'm not at all sure that prospective pardons are possible. I think there may be case law that, for a pardon to be effective, the crime must have been committed before the pardon was issued.