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[Capitalocracy]

[Chan790]

1. There's the rub...

state prosecutions are not "Offenses against the United States", they're crimes against the state. See Article X.

He should have used the bully pulpit...but he had no pardon power.

[NaturalHigh]

2. Not being snippy, but is there a point to your post?

[Capitalocracy]

3. I thought the point went without saying

and the point is, where were you Obama?

[NaturalHigh]

5. If your point is that Obama could have pardoned Troy Davis or commuted his sentence...

you are mistaken. This section of the Constitution has consistently been interpreted as giving the president power to issues pardons and commutations in federal cases. His power does not extend to state cases.

[Capitalocracy]

8. OK, then I stand corrected.

Honestly had never heard about that. But it still would've been nice if he said something, I think.

[ashling]

4. What part of "Offenses against the United States" do you not understand?

:shrug:
seriously, I teach this stuff

[NaturalHigh]

6. I used to teach it to high school kids.

Even they got it after a few tries.

[Tx4obama]

7. The policeman that was killled was not a Federal Officer, and ...

there was no other federal crime committed during the shooting.

The Troy Davis case was a state case not a federal case.

President Obama had NO jurisdiction.