Comments on: Told you so http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200707/told_you_so/ Sat, 05 May 2012 02:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Burrowowl http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200707/told_you_so/comment-page-1/#comment-61498 Burrowowl Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:35:52 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200707/told_you_so/#comment-61498 I had decided way back when I switched over from a personal link-collection page to a weblog format that I'd only be writing about a small number of subjects. I really should have included politics in that original list, as I spend a fair amount of my free time following political news. Anyhow, a coworker of mine pointed out to me that in 1977, President Carter issued a pardon for draft evasion during the Vietnam War. That would be a solid example of the Reprieves and Pardons power being used for something other than rewarding cronies and campaign contributors. I had decided way back when I switched over from a personal link-collection page to a weblog format that I’d only be writing about a small number of subjects. I really should have included politics in that original list, as I spend a fair amount of my free time following political news.

Anyhow, a coworker of mine pointed out to me that in 1977, President Carter issued a pardon for draft evasion during the Vietnam War. That would be a solid example of the Reprieves and Pardons power being used for something other than rewarding cronies and campaign contributors.

]]> By: logtar http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200707/told_you_so/comment-page-1/#comment-61490 logtar Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:53:25 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200707/told_you_so/#comment-61490 Glad you are blogging about other stuff too! Glad you are blogging about other stuff too!

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