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Episode: "Interpretation or Perversion" CSC Talk Radio # 3530 – 12/6/24 – Interpretation of the law, or perversion of the law Preemptive pardons? I don’t believe the Constitution had such pardons in mind.
Description: "Interpretation or Perversion"CSC Talk Radio # 3530 – December 6, 2024 – Interpretation of the law, or perversion of the law Preemptive pardons? Somehow I don’t believe the Constitution had such pardons in mind.Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution grants the president the power to issue pardons for offenses against the United States, with the exception of cases of impeachment:Pardon power: The president can grant pardons to remove penalties and disabilities and restore civil rights. A pardon can be granted before or after a conviction.Types of clemency: The president’s pardoning power includes four types of clemency...