Bush pardons Richard Arthur Morse

[Michigander]

It would appear that Morse took the car across state lines, which I believe immediately gets the Feds involved, doesn't it?

When the authors of the Constitution wrote "Offenses against the United States," I hardly think they meant someone merely committing a crime "across state lines."

 

[Peet]

PSRM is the *real* problem

To be fair, the REAL culprit is the Socialist Republic of Massachusetts.

A gun dealer up the street from me closed in 1998 -- he had a very OLD
sumpin' (none of my business) on his record. When Ch. 180 *spit* went into
effect, it was "retroactive" (what the heck *is* the legal term?), and put
him out of business.

This whole state (or Socialist Republic) needs a bitch-slap...

peet

 

[Bad Words]

"retroactive" (what the heck *is* the legal term?)

"ex post facto", or after the fact.

US Constitution - Article 1 - Secion 9 - Clause 3:
No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

 

[CarlS]

Can Governors also pardon, or can they only commute sentences?
I'm sure it would vary by state, eh?

Governors of states, at least the twelve I've lived in, can pardon and commute sentences.