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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:03 AM Original message |
Would you back an amendment to limit the president's power to pardon? |
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shoelace414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. No. |
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williesgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes - why does it exist anyway? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'd limit it to people who had been tried and convicted |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
4. No. |
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freepotter (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. There is a limit |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. The only limit is the exception of Impeachment. |
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freepotter (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. That was the one |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. How can it be a violation of the separation of powers |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. No. |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. What would be your criteria? |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. My criteria would be |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 09:10 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Sorry, but you lost me on this one. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Example slavery |
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Karmakaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. I would think that the only limit... |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:18 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Exactly! |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
9. I don't like the idea of presidential pardons. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'd back an amendment limiting his power to breathe. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
12. If the President interferes in a trial to protect himself... |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. no, but I think in general practice |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
19. No |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-12-06 11:43 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. No, not 2001. More like 1974, the year in which Ford pardoned Nixon. |
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