2006-09-26 07:16:48 · 6 answers · asked by Areial S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The answer to your question is YES. The most recent example of amnesty granted to a goup of US citizens and resident aliens was Carter's granting amnesty to those who left the US in order to avoid the draft during Viet-Nam.
Amnesty is the granting of a pardon by government and erasure of records of crimes of a politidcal nature, sometimes even before a conviction.
2006-09-27 08:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by bpflyguy1990 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amnesty (from the Greek amnestia, oblivion) is an act of justice by which the supreme power in a state restores those who may have been guilty of any offence against it to the position of innocent persons. It includes more than pardon, inasmuch as it obliterates all legal remembrance of the offence.
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty
It's happened many times before, every time a United Statesian or a United Statesian corporation declares bankruptcy in effect gets 'amnesty' for all of it's debts.
It happens when a prisoner gets paroled, it happens when a corrupt politician gets re-elected to office, it happens when a terrorist fighting on our side (when that happens we call them 'freedom fighters') seeks refuge in our shores like the man that bombed the Cuban airliner killing almost 100 people and living large in Florida. It happens time and time again. It happened to O. J. Simpson, it happened to Richard Nixon I could go on and on and on...
2006-09-26 14:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by Eli 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to provide some clarity or more information to your question...at least for me. As a US citizen I don't need amnesty. Is there some reason you believe US citizens require amnesty?
2006-09-26 14:21:34 · answer #3 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are a US Citizen you don't NEED amnesty.
2006-09-26 14:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it would not even be necessary unless you wanted amnesty from another state which is not allowed because of our federal republic type of government., a state would have to legislate this type of action.
2006-09-26 14:26:25 · answer #5 · answered by happy go lucky tonight 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You mean amnesty if you are accused of crimes against humanity? Probably, with Bush in charge.
2006-09-26 14:25:02 · answer #6 · answered by The Gadfly 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋