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0 pointsstickfigure1y ago0 comments

Incorrect. A pardon does require a conviction, however. And it will probably never get that far.

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> A pardon does require a conviction, however

No.

"The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment" [1]. Everything after that is, at best, case law.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_pardons_in_the_United_...

Invictus01y ago

Can't stand these sort of arrogantly wrong comments. If you're going to be snarky about it at least be right.

CodeWriter231y ago

Incorrect. There is no requirement that even an indictment has occurred in the past.

dgfitz1y ago

"I hereby pardon you for murder. Nope, you didn't murder anyone, and you haven't been indited on murder charges!"

Technically sure, you're correct. The worst kind of correct.

CodeWriter231y ago

>"I hereby pardon you for murder. Nope, you didn't murder anyone, and you haven't been indited on murder charges!"

You have a reading challenge. GP said conviction required, which is not true. You can be pardoned for something you did but nobody knows you did it.

lesuorac1y ago

It can backfire though, you no longer have 5th amendment privileges because you can't say anything incriminating (you're pardon'd from the crime).

So you have the take the stand and testify.

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mikeyouse1y ago

Hence how all the draft dodgers were pardoned after Vietnam.

ARandomerDude1y ago

How then did Ford pardon Nixon?

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JumpCrisscross1y ago

> A pardon does require a conviction, however

No.

"The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment" [1]. Everything after that is, at best, case law.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_pardons_in_the_United_...

Invictus01y ago

Can't stand these sort of arrogantly wrong comments. If you're going to be snarky about it at least be right.

CodeWriter231y ago

Incorrect. There is no requirement that even an indictment has occurred in the past.

dgfitz1y ago

"I hereby pardon you for murder. Nope, you didn't murder anyone, and you haven't been indited on murder charges!"

Technically sure, you're correct. The worst kind of correct.

CodeWriter231y ago

>"I hereby pardon you for murder. Nope, you didn't murder anyone, and you haven't been indited on murder charges!"

You have a reading challenge. GP said conviction required, which is not true. You can be pardoned for something you did but nobody knows you did it.

lesuorac1y ago

It can backfire though, you no longer have 5th amendment privileges because you can't say anything incriminating (you're pardon'd from the crime).

So you have the take the stand and testify.

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mikeyouse1y ago

Hence how all the draft dodgers were pardoned after Vietnam.

ARandomerDude1y ago

How then did Ford pardon Nixon?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse