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onenote

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4. It was carried over from British law

Reply to intrepidity (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:04 AM

Dec 2019

The Act of Settlement of 1701 imposed for the first time a limitation on the power of the King of England to grant pardons by providing that the pardon power did not extend to impeachments. Presumably, this step was taken by Parliament to protect their impeachment power from being undercut by the action of an unelected king (or queen).

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Can Impeached presidents still perform pardons? [View all] intrepidity Dec 2019 OP

Yes. onenote Dec 2019 #1

That's so oddly specific intrepidity Dec 2019 #3

It was carried over from British law onenote Dec 2019 #4

Ok, that makes sense intrepidity Dec 2019 #6

Yes. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #2

Yes. Unless he he is convicted and removed from office MineralMan Dec 2019 #5

An impeachment is merely an indictment LeftInTX Dec 2019 #7