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To: xjcsa

I was thinking more of a presidential pardon.


128 posted on 11/10/2009 4:19:02 PM PST by null and void (We are now in day 293 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: null and void
I was thinking more of a presidential pardon.

Those only exist for federal crimes. This execution is for a state crime; the governor of Virginia has sole power of pardon or commutation.

131 posted on 11/10/2009 4:23:03 PM PST by xjcsa (And these three remain: change, hope and government. But the greatest of these is government.)
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143 posted on 11/10/2009 4:30:27 PM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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