Justice was NOT served!!
2006-12-28 06:07:10 · 17 answers · asked by ? 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I wish.He was ok,other than that.There should be NO PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS ALLOWED.
2006-12-28 06:14:19 · answer #1 · answered by festeringhump 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Justice may have not been served in your eyes. But I understood why Ford did it then, and I understand it now. I don't know if you were around when Watergate happened, but I was. The nation was still reeling from Vietnam and the riots of the 60's and 70's. You think there is unrest now? It was much worse back then. Nixon's criminal activities were the last straw for many Americans, who thought our nation was falling apart at the seams. As a recent example, Clinton's impeachment was painful for many, but it didn't come close to comparing to the shame we felt over having a President who conducted deliberate criminal activities for the "good of the Republican Party." We were relieved he resigned and that we didn't have to go through impeachment and criminal trial proceedings. Most of us had just had enough of it all. I think that Ford understood the mentality of the American people at the time this happened and that it would have been more painful to have a shamed President in a prison cell than to let him slink away in shame and out of our sight. We were bruised and tired of the division in the country. It was ironic that the first thing that brought us together in years was the criminal activities of a President that many already loathed for other reasons. Many were outraged that he didn't go to jail, and it's clear you are outraged about it now. But, I think Ford did the right thing for the down in the heart people of this nation at the time. The mistake many make is assuming he did it for Nixon, he did not - he did it to help heal a very wounded populace.
2006-12-28 06:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 09:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to concur- Grow up! The Presidential Pardon is a right given to all presidents. There was no crime committed by President Ford in pardoning President Nixon. Live in the now, dude. Stop being bitter about things you cannot control, and have no say in!
2006-12-28 06:12:12 · answer #4 · answered by dkiller88 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Why stop there? Why not go after him for his role in Kennedy Assassination? He was a member of the Warren Commission after all. Please I am begging you, go out and get a life. A great American is lying in state and the best you can do is try to demean (if you are serious) or make bad jokes (if you are not serious). Show some respect and leave this garbage until after the man has been properly mourned by his fellows and family.
2006-12-28 06:16:29 · answer #5 · answered by Bryan 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Nothing illegal was done. Impeachment is only when the President has committed "high crimes or treason." Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it was a bad thing.
2006-12-28 06:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I will give you a thumbs up for using the word posthumously its one of my favorites. Expunged is another good one.
2006-12-28 06:14:55 · answer #7 · answered by mrlebowski99 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Let's just plant the old boy, and move on...Theres not much about him to dwell on it for too long,anyway....
2006-12-28 06:16:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hear Cuba is still accepting defectors from the US. Why not give it a shot?
2006-12-28 06:11:03 · answer #9 · answered by MoltarRocks 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Young whipper snapper, eh, doubt you were even born yet.
2006-12-28 06:55:23 · answer #10 · answered by Shrink 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think that we have ALOT, more to concern ourselves with at the time!
2006-12-28 06:22:51 · answer #11 · answered by ball_courtney 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋