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"If Obama grants Manning clemency Assange will agree to US extradition despite clear unconstitutionality of DoJ (US Department of Justice) case," WikiLeaks wrot
by nothrabannosir 10y ago
"If Obama grants Manning clemency Assange will agree to US extradition despite clear unconstitutionality of DoJ (US Department of Justice) case," WikiLeaks wrote on Twitter.
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/assange-agrees-extradition-us-releases-whistleblower-222625053.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/assange-agrees-extradition-us-rel...
What is the difference between a commutation of sentence and a pardon?
In the federal system, commutation of sentence and pardon are different forms of executive clemency, which is a broad term that applies to the President’s constitutional power to exercise leniency toward persons who have committed federal crimes.
- https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questions-concerning-executive-clemency#1 https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questions-co...
I.e.: commutation ∈ clemency.
- lqdc13 10y agoSo let's pretend the sentence was reduced by a week instead. Would that still be the same thing?
- Analemma_ 10y agoThen Obama's action would be the letter of clemency but not the spirit, and there would be room for disagreement about whether Assange should keep his word. But since that's not what happened and Obama's actual action honors both the letter and the spirit of clemency, there's nothing worth debating here.
- lqdc13 10y agoDidn't realize the sentence was reduced by so much. Apparently only a few months are left in the sentence.
- rad88 10y agoIt wouldn't be the same thing. But that didn't happen, her sentence was reduced by 2-3 decades and she'll be out in a few months. It's clearly clemency.
- _jordan_green 10y agoThat's a very interesting scenario, Mr Devil's Advocate