Subject: Has Karl Rove been pardoned? In secret? Why not?

[Democracy deth watch]

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I just did some reading on presidential pardons. The Constitution puts no limit on the president's exercise of the pardon privilege. Congress has tried to restrict pardons only to people who have been convicted, but has failed to do so. Federal law only suggests that the president consult with the office of the pardon attorney in the Justice Department. Patrick Fitzgerald works for the Justice Department.

I bet Karl Rove went to his last meeting with Fitzgerald carrying two letters from President Bush. One was a letter of pardon. The other was an executive order telling Fitzgerald to keep his mouth shut about the pardon.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. No.

He's not that special.

[babylonsister]

2. OK, so YOU are Karl Rove! Phew! nt

[enid602]

3. Bush

I don't know the answer to that question, but I think it would be a mistake on Bush's part to try, expecially if the details of the indictment and subsequent pardon are made public. He'd just be digging himself a deeper hole.

[blonndee]

4. Why the dupe?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1241783&mesg_id=1241783

[Democracy deth watch]

5. Got an error message telling me to try again, even though ...

first post posted. Sorry about the dupe.

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