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To: Gen.Blather

A person can be pardoned by the President for all crimes, past, present and future.


11 posted on 06/26/2016 2:06:16 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: kaehurowing

Not future. That’s the only limit.


14 posted on 06/26/2016 2:13:19 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Hillary: "Weapons of war have no place on our streets."... Laz: "Muslims are weapons of war.")
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To: kaehurowing
A person can be pardoned by the President for all crimes, past, present and future.

A person can be pardoned for crimes they committed and haven't been charged with, like Nixon. However, I don't believe that a pardon can be given for all future crimes not yet committed. Otherwise, it would be a unlimited license to commit crimes without any possibility of prosecution.

22 posted on 06/26/2016 2:52:08 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of incompetence and corruption.)
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To: kaehurowing

“A person can be pardoned by the President for all crimes, past, present and future.”

Future crimes?

Please cite source-references or established precedent for that absurd statement.


25 posted on 06/26/2016 4:15:53 PM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: kaehurowing
"A person can be pardoned by the President for all crimes, past, present and future."

Are you sure about "future crimes"?

I seriously doubt Nixon could go out and rob banks without penalty after his pardon.

Ford's pardon had a specific timeline.

It extended to the end of Nixon's resignation.

26 posted on 06/26/2016 5:25:18 PM PDT by boop (Where IS Hillary?)
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To: kaehurowing

Only federal crimes, not state crimes...........


27 posted on 06/26/2016 5:41:21 PM PDT by Red Badger (Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
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To: kaehurowing
‘Future?’

I think that you might be exaggerating there, just a bit.

34 posted on 06/26/2016 9:57:51 PM PDT by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents)
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