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I'm going to go with "possibly." End-of-final-term presidential pardons are not subject to quite the same calculus as decisions made during term, i.e. reelectio
by pc2g4d 12y ago
I'm going to go with "possibly." End-of-final-term presidential pardons are not subject to quite the same calculus as decisions made during term, i.e. reelection is not a consideration. Obama's constitutional law idealism may have been severely corrupted by the pressures of his current role, but it's still there. I could see him feeling conflicted about Snowden's de facto exile, and thus being willing to issue a pardon in his last hour in office.
Not likely. But possible. P(Pardon) > 0.1 ?
- patzerhacker 11y ago>Obama's constitutional law idealism may have been severely corrupted by the pressures of his current role, but it's still there. Really? I have two words for you: Predator drones[1]. The sitting president of the United States, who has actually ordered drone strikes against American citizens who surely have Constitutional rights, joking about droning more American citizens. Whatever bit of constitutional law idealism was there was either an act or long since gone. [1] https://youtu.be/WWKG6ZmgAX4 https://youtu.be/WWKG6ZmgAX4