[Recovering_Democrat]

I have been reading several books on the Constitution, and most scholars agree the power of the pardon is nearly "absolute".

So: the Constitutional question is can a President pardon someone of a crime (illegal entry, etc.) if they are not a citizen but are still within our borders?

And, more importantly, would Hussein DARE to try this tactic?

Okay, I'll take off my tin foil hat and await your opinions.

[utherdoul]

His handlers aren’t that stupid and somehow I think the tin foil hat never comes off.

[ThomasThomas]

It still would not make them citizens.

[running_dog_lackey]

He could pardon them for the past crime of coming here illegally, but if they remained in this country they would continually be breaking the law. He would have to pardon them everyday. That is, without amnesty.
Just my opinion.

[traditional1]

How can one legally bestow a pardon on a non-U.S. Citizen, and for a crime which has not resulted in a conviction, anyway?

This is ludicrous, and even The Messiah can't wave his magic wand and expect that Americans will accept it.

[my4kidsdad]

Pardoning them of the crime of being here illegally does not grant citizenship.

[Petrosius]

A pardon is not amnesty or immunity. A pardon only takes away the penalties for offenses committed prior to the pardon. If Obama pardoned all of the illegal immigrants on January 1, then on January 2 they would again be in violation of the law and would again be illegal.

[2ndDivisionVet]

They bribed lawmakers with public monies to pass ObamaCare. Don’t put anything past them.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Recovering_Democrat.

A proposal introduced by Connecticut's Roger Sherman to make Presidential pardons subject to the consent of the Senate was considered but quickly rejected by the Convention (the Senate was deemed to be powerful enough already). So was Luther Martin's suggestion of confining pardons to convicted persons only... With the single exception of impeachment, then, the pardon power emerged from Philadelphia as exclusive, broad, and unfettered by the regular checks and balances of the governmental structure.

A pardon wouldn't make them citizens.

[MortMan]

He can pardon them from PAST crimes, but not for future ones. By being here illegally, they commit a crime every moment of every day.

The lawyers would eat this one up - if only because of the time to be billed for extravagant court cases.

[Eye of Unk]

Those that get a “pardon” from Obama may have to pay the Piper later on...Obama failed to qualify to even be President.

In effect he has no standing to pardon anyone.

[ThunderSleeps]

Could a pardon be a blanket pardon, or would it have to name each person?

Of course hussein will try it. He's only doing one term anyway.

[Mike Darancette]

Maybe he can pardon an illegal alien but he can’t make them legal.

[NonValueAdded]

It would appear he can but his actions would make him subject to impeachment.

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[MamaTexan]

But how, if at all, should such a power be limited?

It's already limited by the Constitution itself.

When they said - The President ... shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, they meant offenses against they areas of jurisdiction held by the federal government, NOT the entire country.

As another poster pointed out, 'pardons' cannot confer citizenship....but then again, neither does the ability to make a uniform rule of naturalization.

[metmom]

Try it before the elections?

Could they be that stupid?

Try it after the elections?

If the elections go as we think, he doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance.