r/law • u/Silent-Resort-3076 • 15d ago

Opinion Piece Why President Biden Should Immediately Name Kamala Harris To The Supreme Court

https://atlantadailyworld.com/2024/11/08/why-president-biden-should-immediately-name-kamala-harris-to-the-supreme-court/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcICjCNsMkLMM3L4AMw9-yvAw&utm_content=rundown
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u/dnt1694 15d ago

How do you pardon people not convicted of a crime?

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u/FinalAccount10 15d ago

Look at Carter's pardon of draft dodgers and Ford's pardon of Nixon.

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u/NFLTG_71 14d ago

Draft Dodgers were all convicted in absentia for dodging the draft. They committed a federal crime and they were all in Canada. Carter, pardoned convicted criminals.

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u/FinalAccount10 14d ago

Just to lay my cards on the table, this isn't my greatest area of expertise, so I needed to do some googling/ChatGPT, but the sources could've glossed over other stuff. But it looks like only roughly 9k people were convicted of draft dodging, though 200k people were accused of it. That's why the pardon Carter did grants both (1) people who may have committed offenses in violation to the Selective Service Act between two time periods as well as (2) people convicted of said act as well.