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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Don't presidents usually wait until the last few days of their terms to do this sort of thing?
George W. Bush just spat in the face of America. Will THIS finally wake America up?
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Rat, there is a tradition of waiting until the last few days of the administration, and after the individual has served 2 or 3 years (can't remember which). However, Bush was fully within his authority to do what he did today. Ford did much the same thing for Nixon before he was convicted of anything.
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Originally Posted by Rekna
I'm not sure why the president has this pardoning power (nor governors). Does anyone know have any information why the founding fathers gave that power to the president?
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Rekna, I don't know the answer to your question but I think I can make a good guess. Much of our constitution is based upon the Magna Carta which would likely give the monarch the right of pardon. But that right goes back much further to at least biblical times.
If politicophile is about, he might be able to give us a definitive answer.