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Bev54

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7. They should also add a caveat that if the person pardoned commits another crime

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 07:22 PM

12 hrs ago

then in addition to the new crime they should have to serve out their time for the previous crime. If not yet sentenced then they take a sentencing that would be normal for the crime as accepting a pardon is the same as admitting to the crime.

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They should time limit pardons too bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #1

They should also add a caveat that if the person pardoned commits another crime Bev54 12 hrs ago #7

YES Trust_Reality 12 hrs ago #10

"Corrupt Purpose" is too vague. Raven123 13 hrs ago #2

Yes. Too vague! Trust_Reality 12 hrs ago #11

It will take a Democratic president to get such an amendment through congress and to the states Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #3

When an act of clemency is rewarded by money Mr. Sparkle 13 hrs ago #4

The seller can't be prosecuted dpibel 13 hrs ago #5

I wouldn't mind seeing ALL pardons curtailed or eliminated. paleotn 13 hrs ago #6

YES. Agree. Trust_Reality 12 hrs ago #12

Yay! I posted this a few days ago. BidenRocks 12 hrs ago #8

Does not go far enough. There needs to be some way to stop a president from Trust_Reality 12 hrs ago #9

It took me a while to realize Abigail Jackson wasn't talking about president Trump. patphil 11 hrs ago #13

Thank you Rep. Mike Levin! FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #14

I don't support this Polybius 11 hrs ago #15

Pardons LPBBEAR 11 hrs ago #16

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