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Norman Alexander · 13th January 2021, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

1. No self pardons.
2. No pardons for direct family members.
3. No pardons for anything you are directly involved in.
4. The President can grant a pardon, but someone else has to propose it first.
5. The pardon can only be for a specific crime that the person has already been convicted of.
6. Accepting the pardon is an admission of guilt of the crime.
7. No pardons during the lame duck period (although honestly the 'lame duck' period needs to go away or be severely shortened anyway)

8. No pardon can be pre-emptive. Only for crimes that have been committed and convicted in the past.

13th January 2021, 03:35 PM	#95
Norman Alexander Philosopher Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Gundungurra Posts: 9,224	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue 1. No self pardons. 2. No pardons for direct family members. 3. No pardons for anything you are directly involved in. 4. The President can grant a pardon, but someone else has to propose it first. 5. The pardon can only be for a specific crime that the person has already been convicted of. 6. Accepting the pardon is an admission of guilt of the crime. 7. No pardons during the lame duck period (although honestly the 'lame duck' period needs to go away or be severely shortened anyway) 8. No pardon can be pre-emptive. Only for crimes that have been committed and convicted in the past.
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