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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 16:35:02 EST
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- From: Jamie <PL436000@BROWNVM.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Pardons: who needs them?
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- >From: fred <CCHILDER@UNMCVM.BITNET>
- >
- >Granted, we have had limited numbers of democratic executive office
- >holders in the past quarter century but can anyone list examples of
- >pardons handed out by democratic presidents? I can't think of any off
- >hand.
-
- Carter pardoned all Vietnam draft evaders. How quickly we forget!
-
- Other memorable pardons:
-
- Reagan pardoned Armand Hammer for his alleged illegal dealings with
- Nixon's campaign.
-
- Ford, of course, pardoned Nixon. Also a limited pardon for some Vietnam
- draft evaders.
-
- Nixon definitely pardoned SOMEONE. Who was it? Argh. Val, do you
- recall??
-
- Warren Harding pardoned Eugene Debbs.
-
- >As far as the Iran-Contra investigation taking a long time, that
- >is what tends to happen when the administration is using all avialable
- >resources to deny access to materials connected with the case on the
- >never fails grounds of national security.
-
- I agree, Fred. Jonathan has put all of this very nicely.
-
- >Has anyone heard anything about Ross Perot lately?
-
- Ross has been captured by aliens. You didn't know this? What do you
- DO while waiting in line at the supermarket??
-
- Jamie
-