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I'm simply correcting the idiocies you post, snowflake.Whether we have federal and state prisons is irrelevant to the maning of the pardon clause, nitwit. Trump can pardon your parking ticket if he wants to.Wrong, asshole. In the Constitution, "the United States" refers to all the states. "States" is used to mean the plural of "state," as in the treason clause.Fact check: Trump’s power to pardon
Eugene Kiely and Sydney Schaedel, FactCheck.org Published 6:43 p.m. ET July 24, 2017 | Updated 7:05 p.m. ET July 24, 2017
President Trump tweeted that “all agree the U.S. President has the complete power to pardon.” It’s true that the president has the constitutional power to issue pardons, but there are some limits to that power.
Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution says a president cannot pardon “in cases of impeachment.” It also limits the power to “offenses against the United States,” which would exclude violations of state laws.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/24/fact-check-trump-power-to-pardon/506840001/
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."
Note the use of "them." That means "the United States" refers to the plural of state, not the country as a whole.
uh-huh. that's why there's FEDERAL PRISON & then there's STATE prison. lol....
keep dreamin'. oh hey- here's a thought.... why are even arguing if no crimes were committed.
worried, alfred?
every seat in the house is up for grabs in 2018.
lol.... impeachment starts in the house.