Word: pardons
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Haig was for the Nixon pardon. But he was not responsible for Ford's granting it, he insisted. "Had I been asked to be an advocate, I would have been. I was never asked...
...absolute pardon of Mr. Nixon will not close the book on Watergate because a pardon implies forgiveness, and we cannot forgive offenses that have never been fully revealed. The offer of conditional clemency to war resisters will not close the ghastly book on Viet Nam because we realize that it is unfair to penalize those who refused to participate in conduct we now know was wrong...
...lawbreaking, obstruction of justice, violating the constitutional oath of office and tarnishing the cherished image of the presidency, President Ford granted Mr. Nixon an absolute and advance pardon. By strange contrast, up to 24 months of public service is suggested for the youthful draft evaders who acted and objected conscientiously to an immoral and unconstitutional war. What an act of favoritism by "the honest...
...gold star mother, I'd like to see a compassionate pardon for all those thousands of young men who refused service in an undeclared war fought for dubious reasons. God knows our shores were not in danger...
...Pardon: Relief and Rage