Apparently, once they are delivered (considered completed) pardons are irrevocable. If Biden issues a slew of pardons on J20, Trump can cancel any that have not been delivered. I imagine such would force SCOTUS into the mix.
Apparently, once they are delivered (considered completed) pardons are irrevocable. If Biden issues a slew of pardons on J20, Trump can cancel any that have not been delivered. I imagine such would force SCOTUS into the mix.
I didn’t see the words irrevocable in the constitution. The forefathers assumed gentlemen would keep their word. And I doubt they expected scoundrels to ever be chosen by the people.
Plus--I'm back to Hunter Biden's pardon here--the 'precedents' for such a pardon covering a carte blanche decade are non-existent. Someone mentioned the pardon for confederates at the end of the Civil War, but in my opinion, that is entirely different. We are coming to the point where pardons need to be checked, constitutionally challenged and (unfortunately?) defined by the SC.
Apparently, once they are delivered (considered completed) pardons are irrevocable. If Biden issues a slew of pardons on J20, Trump can cancel any that have not been delivered. I imagine such would force SCOTUS into the mix.
I didn’t see the words irrevocable in the constitution. The forefathers assumed gentlemen would keep their word. And I doubt they expected scoundrels to ever be chosen by the people.
Plus--I'm back to Hunter Biden's pardon here--the 'precedents' for such a pardon covering a carte blanche decade are non-existent. Someone mentioned the pardon for confederates at the end of the Civil War, but in my opinion, that is entirely different. We are coming to the point where pardons need to be checked, constitutionally challenged and (unfortunately?) defined by the SC.
SCOTUS SHOULD be in the mix on this one. Presidential pardons in general are problematic.
Yes. I see no other path forward after the Hunter Biden pardon for a decade of crimes, some still pending.