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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by wl on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @09:58AM (#25847138)
Pardons don't work like that. They have to actually be delivered to the recipient to be effective. Pardoning everybody would be a massive printing and mailing operation.
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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by ghaff on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @10:12AM (#25847317)
"On January 21, 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War."
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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by wl on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @11:04AM (#25848018)
Carter was effectively offering a pardon to any eligible person who wanted it. Affected people still had to request the certificate for the pardon to have any legal effect.

An example: https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/nov/10/veterans-day-dan-f...

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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by lotsofpulp on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @10:10AM (#25847279)
Considering the amount of junk mail I and everyone else get for free, it doesn't seem like a big hurdle.
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