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This is not mentioned anywhere in the text of the pardon power of the Constitution. What gives you the impression pardons are limited to those that are "delive
by koheripbal 6y ago
This is not mentioned anywhere in the text of the pardon power of the Constitution.
What gives you the impression pardons are limited to those that are "delivered" and/or "accepted". How would that even be legally demonstrated to a court.
- dagw 6y agoWhat gives you the impression pardons are limited to those that are "delivered" and/or "accepted". The Supreme Court apparently ruled that way in a case a long time ago and that precedence has never been challenged (or come up again for that matter) See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9IRZ9FzWEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9IRZ9FzWEA But realistically if they tried to revoke a pardon today it would certainly go to the Supreme Court again and they would almost certainly rule the other way.
- koheripbal 6y agoA Youtube video of someone's opinion is not a reliable source. Looking up Grants revocation of Johnson's pardons - it's hard to find details, but it does seem like a Federal judge took issue that they were not delivered prior to the new president revoking them. Given that there's no such limitation in the Constitution, I wonder if it would hold up to SCOTUS. ...and maybe that's why they announce them publicly these days.