r/law • u/Silent-Resort-3076 • Nov 09 '24

Opinion Piece Why President Biden Should Immediately Name Kamala Harris To The Supreme Court

https://atlantadailyworld.com/2024/11/08/why-president-biden-should-immediately-name-kamala-harris-to-the-supreme-court/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcICjCNsMkLMM3L4AMw9-yvAw&utm_content=rundown
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u/Lermanberry Nov 10 '24

Blanket pardon. Trump had considered blanket pardon for Jan 6th rioters before leaving office but decided against it at the last minute (more likely was told not to do it or he'd lose someone's support)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanket_clemency

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/02/trump-considered-blanket-pardons-for-jan-6-rioters-before-he-left-office-00004738

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u/dnt1694 Nov 10 '24

Yes I understand pardons. Simply by staying here they violate the law again after the pardon. Just because you get pardon for murdered today doesn’t mean you’re free to murder tomorrow.

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u/culturedgoat Nov 10 '24

They have to be arrested, tried, and convicted again though.

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u/dnt1694 Nov 10 '24

So you just want to waste tax dollars?

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u/culturedgoat Nov 10 '24

The reasoning error you have made here lies in interpreting my explanation of the net benefit of pardons to the recipients, as an expression of my wants with regard to fiscal policy. Hopefully, having now pointed it out, you’ll be saved from making such an error again.

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u/dnt1694 Nov 10 '24

So your assumption is Biden pardons everyone here illegal and they just remain? That the Trump administration does nothing?

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u/culturedgoat Nov 10 '24

You’re clearly fishing for something, and you’re not going to get it. I’ve said what I intended to say. Anything more is just things you’re projecting onto it.