2007-07-14 10:12:05 · 12 answers · asked by square smiley 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No. The Constitution gives the power to the President, and does not give any other President (or person or body, for that matter) the power to undo it.
Sorry.
2007-07-14 10:15:05 · answer #1 · answered by wolfe_steve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because if he could, Bill Clinton wouldn't have been able to sell all the pardons he did the last 48 hours of his presidency.
Ok, ok, real answer, no. A pardon is a pardon, or commutation. It is the equivalant of a Not Guilty verdict from a jury. Just becasue you don't like it doesn't mean that you can overturn it, otherwise, OJ would be in jail by now.
2007-07-14 17:16:59 · answer #2 · answered by joby10095 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO!! In the case of Marbury vs Madison, the Supreme Court ruled that the President of the United States has all rights and powers of that executive office until the president-elect is sworn in. The commutation is hereby required to respect the decision made by the previous office holder.
2007-07-14 17:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by nixdad96 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pete W is half right. Once a pardon or commutation is issued, not even the President that issued it can reverse the decision.
2007-07-14 18:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't. Unless it is Bush who is incoming president. He'll do whatever he wants like he's been doing.
But prosecution can always look for more evidence and see if they can make new charges. Which isn't overrule of pardon, but still getting that bastard who got off the hook easy.
2007-07-14 17:15:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't see how this could be done, the whole point of a pardon that it's permenant, otherwise Carter might have overided Ford's pardon of Nixon, and then Reagan would have overridden the overide.
Vin
2007-07-14 17:15:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actually read somewhere that the answer is "sort of," but no President will EVER do it because it would create a horrible precedent. If such things are left sacrosanct then they should stay that way moving forward as well.
2007-07-14 18:33:04 · answer #7 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no under the constitution once a pardon is granted it becomes final
2007-07-14 17:15:18 · answer #8 · answered by driveawreck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't put a person in "double jeopardy." Once a person is pardoned, the pardon stands. Just as once a person is declared not guilty in a jury trial, he/she can't be retried, even if new evidence proves that person to be guilty!
2007-07-14 17:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
daber,
No, the decision of the President authorizing the pardon/amnesty is final. Only he/she can change that decision.
2007-07-14 17:14:55 · answer #10 · answered by Pete W 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋