Martin Kettle: Will George Bush really give himself a presidential pardon?
Guardian Unlimited • Dec 3, 2008Is George Bush preparing to give himself a presidential pardon? On first hearing, the idea sounds utterly incredible and outrageous. How can the head of a state in which respect for the law remains an active part of the national DNA even contemplate such an arbitrary and shameless act of apparent lawlessness? Amnesties and pardons of this kind are the stock-in-trade of tinpot dictators, not constitutional leaders. And yet A Bush pardon would be a sensational final act to the most divisive presidency in modern America. But he certainly has the power to grant it. Article… Full Story »
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