07-21-2017, 02:25 AM
(07-20-2017, 11:49 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: The President has inquired about the possibility of giving himself a pardon. If he can pardon himself at will, then he can do anything -- even order a murder.
If I take that seriously...
By tradition, you don't prosecute a president by ordinary court of law while he is in office. You need to impeach first. Don't think you can block impeachment through the pardon process, though they haven't the votes for impeachment yet.
I've heard it said that Bush 43 never leaves the country for fear he would be arrested and tried for war crimes. I didn't anticipate anyone beating that...
That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.