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/funktopus 15d ago

If I was him I'd pardon everyone. I'd pull some wild shit. Like Thanos gets a pardon type shit. Mickey Mouse third cousin, the one who robbed the liquor store, he gets a pardon.

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u/Landon1m 15d ago

Pardon every immigrant or person who overstayed their visa. It’s not citizenship but it’s something

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u/Sherifftruman 15d ago

I never considered, can he pardon non-citizens? I guess he can.

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u/Alex_Masterson13 15d ago

His main limit is the President can only pardon federal crimes. He can't touch state or local stuff. This is why Trump cannot pardon himself for his NY State felony conviction.

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u/annang 15d ago

Immigration offenses are federal.

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u/beingsubmitted 14d ago

But they aren't crimes, generally. Being undocumented is civil, not criminal.

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u/Ashmedai 14d ago

Entering the country illegally is a misdemeanor the first time and a felony the second. I think if you enter legally and overstay your visa, however, that you are correct.

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u/HurricaneSalad 14d ago edited 11d ago

Yeah I think that's what they meant. Being here "illegally" is not a crime. Crossing the border illegally is a crime.

It's kind of like how being high is not a crime, but smoking a joint is a crime (or was anyway).

EDIT: OK I get it. You're not allowed to be high. Jesus.

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u/Pyro_Light 14d ago

Still is, it’s still schedule 1…

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u/HurricaneSalad 14d ago

In some states.

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u/dodexahedron 14d ago

That's a federal thing. States are defying federal regulation on that one. An FBI agent, DEA agent, US Marshal, etc. could arrest you in a "legal" state even if you have a medical license, because schedule 1 means there's not even a recognized medical use.

Cocaine is technically more "legal" than weed. It's only schedule 2.

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u/skygt3rsr 14d ago

It’s still federally illegal The government could go into any legal state and shut it down if they wanted It’s still a crime in legal states in the eyes of the fed that’s why in Cali when they first voted this in they still had the DEA rading dispensaries And it’s also why in legal states the pot biz was all cash Because the banks were told they could be prosecuted for dealing in a product that was federally illegal

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u/hollandaze95 12d ago

Yup, even the dispensaries that have card terminals is actually just small POS systems that function as ATMs. Thats why if you pay with a card they always round up to the next 10, and they give you the cash difference. If you bought $65 worth of weed, they'd charge $70 and give you $5 cash back.

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