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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by tehjoker on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @04:07PM (#25852004)
Okay, but why should the President be able to pardon people close to him including himself? Shouldn't the power be circumscribed to things that aren't obvious corruption? GWB pardoned Scooter Libby. George HWB pardoned Iran-Contra conspirators. Ford pardoned Nixon.
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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by mandelbrotwurst on Thursday January 21, 2021 @05:41PM (#25865552)
Maybe, what would such a law look like?
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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by tehjoker on Thursday January 21, 2021 @05:58PM (#25865775)
You could start by forbidding pardons to members of presidential administrations for offenses incurred during their term. You could also make "crimes against humanity" ineligible as well which would forbid the pardons of the Blackwater contractors that massacred Iraqi civilians.
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