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It stems from the president's constitutionally granted pardon powers. SCOTUS decided this also includes the ability to grant amnesty. It's a petition for amnes
by kintamanimatt 13y ago
It stems from the president's constitutionally granted pardon powers. SCOTUS decided this also includes the ability to grant amnesty.
It's a petition for amnesty because he hasn't been convicted of a crime, yet. Colloquially the two words are pretty much interchangeable, but pardons and amnesties are different things.