Posted on 07/06/2016 4:38:38 AM PDT by reaganaut1
So someone explain to me how a pardon can be issued to unknown persons, not citizens, who have never been tried, convicted or found guilty of any crime?
Doesn’t there need to be some kind of legal finding of guilt before one can be pardoned?
Seems like its almost saying a president could issue a blanket pardon today of any person who ever shoplifted and got away with it.
Go ahead and pardon them. He can only pardon for past crimes... NOT CRIMES THEY ARE CURRENTLY COMMITTING. Unless I missed something, he hasn’t yet given himself the authority to make everyone a US citizen. Illegal immigrants will still be illegal immigrants one second after he is done signing the pardon.
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