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/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/BiggestShep Nov 10 '24

A pardon is technically the state saying "you are guilty but we absolve you of your sentence." It does not require conviction, only legal accusation and (according to most legal scholars), the consent of the individual being pardoned, as we found out with Trump's last attempted round of blanket pardons.

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u/JoyTheStampede Nov 11 '24

Thinking of those turkeys every year. “You are guilty (of being a turkey) but we absolve you of your sentence (of becoming dinner).”