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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 329: There's No Debate |
| red sox 777 10/18/20 3:42:00 AM #275: | LordoftheMorons posted... The self-pardon is an open constitutional question. It's hard for me to imagine SCOTUS literally upholding his ability to do it (because they would then be explicitly saying that the president is above the law), but I could definitely see them refuse to accept that anyone has standing to sue like with the emoluments cases. If there's a criminal case brought notwithstanding the pardon, there should be no question that the parties (the United States and President Trump) have the standing to get a ruling on whether the case can proceed. If there isn't a criminal case brought and someone just wants SCOTUS to answer a hypothetical, yeah, they aren't going to do that. It's not their job and probably beyond their jurisdiction, per their own precedent. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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