ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS

Let us move to prevent pardon abuse

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Saturday, June 16, 2018
ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS

Subject: TOCONGRESS: ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS

 

To Representative Liz Cheney, and Senators, MikeEnzi and John Barrasso - of my current state of Wyoming.  Please submit abill to your various houses of Congress that would state that PresidentialPardons can only be offered to convicted felons prior to a presidentialterm.  The reason for that should be obvious.  Presidential pardonsshould be only to pardon those who may have been convicted of a crime prior toa president's term in office - not be used to try and influence outcomes duringa presidential term.  Otherwise, a president could promise - or suggest apromise - to pardon one who might be convicted during a Presidential term thatmay very well relate to the President himself. 

 

I am writing to my Congressional Senators andRepresentive through this Letter to The Editor of our local paper, The LaramieBoomerang, because I am hoping they will read this suggestion and followthrough with it. 

 

In my opinion, it is ABSURD that a law such as I amoffering should even have to be considered, but it seems our current presidentseems to stretch himself outside of the spirit of privileges like the privilegeof being able to pardon a convicted criminal for time served for convictedbehavior.  Presidential pardons were never intended to try and influencepotential criminal convictions before a criminal conviction.  To use sucha privilege to either encourage or discourage future testimony is OUTRAGEOUSand should  never be allowed.  If passing a law to clarify the"spirit of law" is necessary, then this is to encourage the passageof such a law.  Please, Representative Liz Cheney and Senators Enzi andBarrasso, clarify the proper use of Presidential Pardons - by law if necessary- so that those who might use or misuse them - in the present or the future -will know their intent.  OK?  Thanks!

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6/16/2018

From: Francis William Bessler

           4500 Meadowlark Lane

           Laramie, Wyoming  82070

To:     Representative Liz Cheney, Senators Enzi & Barrasso

 

For your convenience, I am sharing a letter to theeditor to the Laramie Boomerang

I submitted today. Please take it into your consideration; and reply as you wish.  OK?

 

Thanks! Gently, Francis William Bessler