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To: Zakeet

I wonder if a President can pardon people for non-federal convictions. Can a state, Texas for instance, ignore his orders concerning their prisoners?


54 posted on 12/19/2013 5:14:47 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Dalberg-Acton
I wonder if a President can pardon people for non-federal convictions.

No.

59 posted on 12/19/2013 5:59:18 PM PST by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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