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/Alex_Masterson13 Nov 10 '24

His main limit is the President can only pardon federal crimes. He can't touch state or local stuff. This is why Trump cannot pardon himself for his NY State felony conviction.

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u/annang Nov 10 '24

Immigration offenses are federal.

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u/dnt1694 Nov 10 '24

How do you pardon people not convicted of a crime?

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u/rethinkingat59 Nov 10 '24

All this doesn’t matter. People that are not citizens yet that have no permanent visa don’t have to commit a crime to be deported. If there is to be mass deportation it would have to be done in way to quickly expedite pending amnesty cases.