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The President -- any President -- has plenary pardon powers. "Procedure" is all well and good, but guess what? The President can pardon anyone for anything at any time regardless of procedure, and nobody can do a g-d thing about it.
Che Pasa,
The citizen - any citizen - has plenary criticizing powers. The citizen can criticize anyone for anything at any time regardless of procedure, and nobody can do a g-d thing about it.
Just because you have a legal (or even a moral) right to do something doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Thus, we can criticize our leaders not only for violating the law, but also for using their powers in ways that go against the interests of the public and against core democratic values, like equal treatment under the law.
