Who will Bush pardon when he leaves office?

[BushOut06]

Assuming that we don't get to remove Bush from office (I'm still holding on to that slight possibility), I'm afraid that he'll simply pardon everyone who has been convicted during his stay in office. Tom Delay? Pardon. Abramoff? Free to go. Bob Ney? Here's your free pass. Iraq war criminals? Hell, they were only doing what Bush wanted them to do, they served their country, so here's a pardon. Foley? Well, he didn't actually have sex with that boy, did he? He's been punished enough, so he's free.

Who else am I missing?

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Scooter

[Eric J in MN]

2. Scooter Libby. NT

NT

[3waygeek]

3. Everyone in his admin

Pardons can be issued in advance of any indictment -- remember Nixon?

[BushOut06]

7. Didn't his daddy pardon everyone in the Iran-Contra affair?

I'm sure he was the one who pardoned Ollie & company. Did Reagan pardon Pappy Bush in advance?

[Lisa]

4. he'll pardon himself first, of course

"Because, after all, what good's bein' president if I ain't allowed t'help ME out -- heh, heh, heh!"

[tritsofme]

5. Scooter Libby will definitely get a pardon

There will be a large flurry of pardons, and there's not a chance the media will half as critical of them as they were of Clinton in his last days in office.

[niallmac]

6. Would it take a Constitutional Amendment to change that

executive power? Would it be desirable? Am I sounding like Rumsfeld?

[tritsofme]

10. It would take a constitutional amendment

Article II Section 2 states:

he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

[LiberalArkie]

11. If I was in his place, and everything was going to hell in a handcart

and the party going down the porcelain throne, I would pardon everyone in every prison.

[robinlynne]

8. bush. for starters. oops he already did that last week.

[kestrel91316]

9. Foley.

[bobbolink]

12. The twins?

:evilgrin: